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Ash-Shams · 91:13
And the messenger of Allāh [i.e., Ṣāliḥ] said to them, "[Do not harm] the she-camel of Allāh or [prevent her from] her drink."
Sahih International
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فَقَالَ
faqāla
But said
Word breakdown
فَ
Harf · Resumption particlethen
قَالَ
Fi'l · VerbBut said
Rootقولqwl
to say, speak, tell
1,722× in the Quran · Extremely common
LemmaقَالَVerb (form I) - to say
Grammar rules
Past tense verb
فَقَالَ (But 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