And inspired it [with discernment of] its wickedness and its righteousness,
Sahih International
فَأَلْهَمَهَا
fa-alhamahā
And He inspired it
Word breakdown
فَ
Harf · Conjunctionand then
أَلْهَمَ
Fi'l · VerbAnd He inspired it
to inspire, to swallow
1× in the Quran · Rare
هَا
Ism · Personal pronounher/it
Grammar rules
فَأَلْهَمَهَا (And He inspired it) 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 & Presentفَأَلْهَمَهَا (And He inspired it) 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–IVفَأَلْهَمَهَا (And He inspired it) 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.
Lesson 4 · Particles