Hafiz soon
Al-Qalam · 68:9

They wish that you would soften [in your position], so they would soften [toward you].

Sahih International

Word 1 of 4

وَدُّوا۟

waddū

They wish

Word breakdown

وَدُّ

Fi'l · Verb

They wish

Rootوددwdd

to love, wish for, desire

29× in the Quran · Rare

LemmaوَدَّVerb (form I) - to love, to wish

وا۟

Ism · Personal pronoun

them/their

Grammar rules

Past tense verb

وَدُّوا۟ (They wish) 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