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At-Tawbah · 9:77
So He penalized them with hypocrisy in their hearts until the Day they will meet Him - because they failed Allāh in what they promised Him and because they [habitually] used to lie.
Sahih International
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فَأَعْقَبَهُمْ
fa-aʿqabahum
So He penalized them
Word breakdown
ف
Harf · Causal particlethen
أعْقب
Fi'l · VerbSo He penalized them
RootعقبEqb
consequence, end result, heel (to turn back)
80× in the Quran · Occasional
LemmaأَعْقَبَVerb (form IV) - to penalize
هُمْ
Ism · Personal pronounthem/their
Grammar rules
Past tense verb
فَأَعْقَبَهُمْ (So He penalized them) 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 & PresentVerb form IV — causative
فَأَعْقَبَهُمْ (So He penalized them) uses form IV (أَفْعَلَ) — the أ at the start makes it causative ("to make someone do something").
We translate it as "to make [someone] do" or "to cause [action]".
Lesson 12 · Verb Families II–IV