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Al-A'raf · 7:14
[Satan] said, "Reprieve me until the Day they are resurrected."
Sahih International
Word 1 of 5
قَالَ
qāla
(Shaitaan) said
Word breakdown
قَالَ
Fi'l · Verb(Shaitaan) said
Rootقولqwl
to say, speak, tell
1,722× in the Quran · Extremely common
LemmaقَالَVerb (form I) - to say
Grammar rules
Past tense verb
قَالَ ((Shaitaan) said) 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