Al-Mursalat
77:23

Al-Mursalat · Ayah 23

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Translation

So We measured

Word Breakdown

فَقَدَرْنَا

So We measured

Word Breakdown

فَHarf · Conjunction

Conjunction: indicates sequence or consequence

and then

قَدَرْFi'l · Verb
1st personPluralPast
Rootقدر
Very common

to measure, decree, ordain; to have power over

Lemmaقَدَرَ

Verb (form I) - to restrict, to control, to have power

نَاIsm · Personal pronoun

Attached pronoun: functions as object, possessor, or complement (1st person plural)

us/our

1st personPlural

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Grammar Rules

Past tense verb
فَقَدَرْنَا (So We measured) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.
We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.
Conjunction فَ (and then/so)
فَقَدَرْنَا (So We measured) starts with فَ, which means "and then" or "so" — it shows sequence or consequence.
We add "and then" or "so" to show the order of events.

Sahih International

And We determined [it], and excellent [are We] to determine.

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