Hafiz soon
Al-Qalam · 68:50
And his Lord chose him and made him of the righteous.
Sahih International
Word 1 of 5
فَٱجْتَبَـٰهُ
fa-ij'tabāhu
But chose him
Word breakdown
فَ
Harf · Resumption particlethen
ٱجْتَبَٰ
Fi'l · VerbBut chose him
Rootجبيjby
to collect, to gather, to levy
12× in the Quran · Rare
LemmaٱجْتَبَىٰVerb (form VIII) - to choose
هُ
Ism · Personal pronounhim/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 & PresentVerb 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