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Hud · Ayah 112

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Translation

So stand firm

Word Breakdown

فَٱسْتَقِمْ

So stand firm

Word Breakdown

فHarf · Resumption particle

Resumptive particle: resumes or continues discourse

then

L4 Particles

اسْتقمْFi'l · Verb

2nd personMasculineSingularImperativeForm ((X))

Rootقوم

★★★★Very common

to stand, establish; people, nation; straightness, uprightness

Lemmaٱسْتَقَٰمُ

Verb (form X) - to be upright, to be straight, to stand firm

L1 Arabic Word TypesL10 Commands & FutureL13 Verb Families V–X

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Grammar Rules

Command verb

فَٱسْتَقِمْ (So stand firm) is a command — it's telling someone to do something.

We translate it as a direct command — "[Do this]!"

L10 Commands & Future

Verb form X — seeking/requesting

فَٱسْتَقِمْ (So stand firm) uses form X (إِسْتَفْعَلَ) — it means seeking or asking for the action.

We translate it as "to seek [action]" or "to ask for [action]".

L13 Verb Families V–X

Sahih International

So remain on a right course as you have been commanded, [you] and those who have turned back with you [to Allāh], and do not transgress. Indeed, He is Seeing of what you do.

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