Al-A'raf
7:90

Al-A'raf · Ayah 90

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Translation

And said

Word Breakdown

وَقَالَ

And said

Word Breakdown

وَHarf · Conjunction

Conjunction: connects words, phrases, or clauses

and

قَالَFi'l · Verb
3rd personMasculineSingularPast
Rootقول
Very common

to say, speak, tell

Lemmaقَالَ

Verb (form I) - to say

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Grammar Rules

Past tense verb
وَقَالَ (And said) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.
We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.
Conjunction وَ (and)
وَقَالَ (And said) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".
We add "and" to connect this to what came before.

Sahih International

Said the eminent ones who disbelieved among his people, "If you should follow Shuʿayb, indeed, you would then be losers."

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