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Al-Qalam · 68:19
So there came upon it [i.e., the garden] an affliction from your Lord while they were asleep.
Sahih International
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فَطَافَ
faṭāfa
So there came
Word breakdown
فَ
Harf · Causal particlebecause
طَافَ
Fi'l · VerbSo there came
RootطوفTwf
to go around, circumambulate, circulate
41× in the Quran · Occasional
LemmaطَافَVerb (form I) - to circulate, to go around
Grammar rules
Past tense verb
فَطَافَ (So there came) 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 & Present