The fifth word of verse (2:60) is divided into 3 morphological segments. A particle of cause, verb and subject pronoun. The prefixed particle fa is usually translated as "then" or "so". The particle is used to indicate cause and makes the following verb subjunctive. The perfect verb (فعل ماض) is first person plural. The verb's triliteral root is qāf wāw lām (ق و ل). The suffix (نا) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (2) sūrat l-baqarah (The Cow) (2:60:5) faqul'nā [so] We said,
CAUS – prefixed particle of cause V – 1st person plural perfect verb PRON – subject pronoun	الفاء سببية فعل ماض و«نا» ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل

Verse (2:60)

The analysis above refers to the 60th verse of chapter 2 (sūrat l-baqarah):

Sahih International: And [recall] when Moses prayed for water for his people, so We said, "Strike with your staff the stone." And there gushed forth from it twelve springs, and every people knew its watering place. "Eat and drink from the provision of Allah , and do not commit abuse on the earth, spreading corruption."

See Also

• English Translations
• The Particle fa (ف)
• Dependency Graph - visual syntax (i'rāb) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word
• Quran Dictionary - the root qāf wāw lām

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