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Al-Qalam · Ayah 29

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They said

قَالُوا۟

They said

قَالُFi'l · Verb

3rd personMasculinePluralPast

Rootقول

★★★★Very common

to say, speak, tell

Lemmaقَالَ

Verb (form I) - to say

وا۟Ism · Personal pronoun

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

them/their

3rd personMasculinePlural

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Past tense verb

قَالُوا۟ (They said) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.

We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.

They said, "Exalted is our Lord! Indeed, we were wrongdoers."

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