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An-Najm · Ayah 7

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While he

وَهُوَ

While he

وHarf · Circumstantial particle

Circumstantial particle: describes the state during an action

while

هُوIsm · Personal pronoun

he/it

3rd personMasculineSingular

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Circumstantial وَ (while/as)

وَهُوَ (While he) starts with وَ here meaning "while" or "as" — it describes the circumstances.

We add "while" or "as" to describe what's happening at the same time.

While he was in the higher [part of the] horizon.

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