Al-Qalam
68:19

Al-Qalam · Ayah 19

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Translation

So there came

Word Breakdown

فَطَافَ

So there came

Word Breakdown

فَHarf · Causal particle

Causal particle: indicates cause or reason

because

طَافَFi'l · Verb
3rd personMasculineSingularPast
Rootطوف
Common

to go around, circumambulate, circulate

Lemmaطَافَ

Verb (form I) - to circulate, to go around

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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.

Sahih International

So there came upon it [i.e., the garden] an affliction from your Lord while they were asleep.

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