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Al-A'raf · 7:16
[Satan] said, "Because You have put me in error, I will surely sit in wait for them [i.e., mankind] on Your straight path.
Sahih International
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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