Hafiz soon
Al-Waqi'ah · 56:71
And have you seen the fire that you ignite?
Sahih International
Word 1 of 4
أَفَرَءَيْتُمُ
afara-aytumu
Do you see
Word breakdown
أ
Harf · Interrogative particle?
ف
Harf · Supplemental particlethen
رءيْ
Fi'l · VerbDo you see
RootرايrAy
to see, behold, perceive
328× in the Quran · Very common
LemmaرَءَاVerb (form I) - to see
تُمُ
Ism · Personal pronounyou all/your
Grammar rules
Past tense verb
أَفَرَءَيْتُمُ (Do you see) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.
We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.
Lesson 8 · Verbs — Past & PresentQuestion marker
أَفَرَءَيْتُمُ (Do you see) marks a question — it turns the sentence into a question.
We rearrange the English into question form.
Lesson 17 · Questions & Prohibition