عَادَ الْغَائِبُ.
The absent person returned.
For an uninformed listener, the unreinforced report may suffice. When the focus is reassurance, qad ʿāda l-ghāʾib may be appropriate; a listener who actively denies the event might require further emphasis.
Choosing greater emphasis does not itself establish that the event happened. Rhetoric assesses presentation, not an independent proof of factual occurrence.
FormPossible purpose
عاد الغائبSimple news
قد عاد الغائبConfirmation or reassurance
والله لقد عاد الغائبForceful reply to denial