A2verb
ضَلَّ
ḍalla
he went astray / he was misguided
Example
وَلَا الضَّالِّينَ
wa-lā aḍ-ḍāllīn
Nor of those who went astray (1:7)
Grammar
Form I doubled verb. Noun: ضَلَالٌ / ضَلَالَةٌ (misguidance). Active participle: ضَالٌّ (one who is astray). Causative: أَضَلَّ (to lead astray).
Culture
Recited in every prayer as part of al-Fātiḥah — Muslims ask God daily for guidance and protection from going astray.