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Al-Qalam · 68:23

So they set out, while lowering their voices,

Sahih International

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فَٱنطَلَقُوا۟

fa-inṭalaqū

So they went

Word breakdown

فَ

Harf · Conjunction

and then

ٱنطَلَقُ

Fi'l · Verb

So they went

RootطلقTlq

to release, set free, divorce, set out

23× in the Quran · Rare

LemmaٱنطَلَقَVerb (form VII) - to set out, to proceeed, to go forth

وا۟

Ism · Personal pronoun

them/their

Grammar rules

Past tense verb

فَٱنطَلَقُوا۟ (So they went) 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
Verb form VII — passive/reflexive

فَٱنطَلَقُوا۟ (So they went) uses form VII (إِنْفَعَلَ) — it's the passive or reflexive of the basic form.

We translate it as "to be [done]" or "to [verb] itself".

Lesson 13 · Verb Families V–X
Conjunction فَ (and then/so)

فَٱنطَلَقُوا۟ (So they went) starts with فَ, which means "and then" or "so" — it shows sequence or consequence.

We add "and then" or "so" to show the order of events.

Lesson 4 · Particles