فَرَأَىso he displayed

Example sentences

• وَلَكِنَّكُمْ مِمَّنْ قُبِحَ بَاطِنُهُ فَرَأَى ظَاهِرَهُ،

  But you are among those whose inward is ugly, so he displayed his outward appearance.

  فَرَأَى — so he displayed. Front fa- chains this onto the prior clause with a 'and so' sense; the rest is a past-tense verb with its 'he' subject built in. The fa- ties the result to the cause, 'so he showed...', linking the two clauses in sequence.

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