Al-Qalam
68:25

Al-Qalam · Ayah 25

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Translation

And they went early

Word Breakdown

وَغَدَوْا۟

And they went early

Word Breakdown

وَHarf · Conjunction

Conjunction: connects words, phrases, or clauses

and

غَدَFi'l · Verb
3rd personMasculinePluralPast
Rootغدو
Uncommon

morning, to go/do in the morning, early morning activity

Lemmaغَدَ

Verb (form I) - to leave early

وْا۟Ism · Personal pronoun

Attached pronoun: functions as object, possessor, or complement (3rd person masculine plural)

them/their

3rd personMasculinePlural

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Grammar Rules

Past tense verb
وَغَدَوْا۟ (And they went early) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.
We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.
Conjunction وَ (and)
وَغَدَوْا۟ (And they went early) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".
We add "and" to connect this to what came before.

Sahih International

And they went early in determination, [assuming themselves] able.

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