Hafiz soon
Al-Qalam · 68:50

And his Lord chose him and made him of the righteous.

Sahih International

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فَٱجْتَبَـٰهُ

fa-ij'tabāhu

But chose him

Word breakdown

فَ

Harf · Resumption particle

then

ٱجْتَبَٰ

Fi'l · Verb

But chose him

Rootجبيjby

to collect, to gather, to levy

12× in the Quran · Rare

LemmaٱجْتَبَىٰVerb (form VIII) - to choose

هُ

Ism · Personal pronoun

him/his/it

Grammar rules

Past tense verb

فَٱجْتَبَـٰهُ (But chose him) 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 VIII — reflexive

فَٱجْتَبَـٰهُ (But chose him) uses form VIII (إِفْتَعَلَ) — it means doing the action for yourself or by yourself.

We translate it as "to [verb] for oneself".

Lesson 13 · Verb Families V–X