An-Nahl
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An-Nahl · Ayah 127

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Translation

And be patient

Word Breakdown

وَٱصْبِرْ

And be patient

Word Breakdown

وHarf · Conjunction

Conjunction: connects words, phrases, or clauses

and

اصْبرْFi'l · Verb
2nd personMasculineSingularImperative
Rootصبر
Very common

to be patient, endure with steadfastness

Lemmaصَبَرَ

Verb (form I) - to be patient

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Grammar Rules

Command verb
وَٱصْبِرْ (And be patient) is a command — it's telling someone to do something.
We translate it as a direct command — "[Do this]!"
Conjunction وَ (and)
وَٱصْبِرْ (And be patient) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".
We add "and" to connect this to what came before.

Sahih International

And be patient, [O Muḥammad], and your patience is not but through Allāh. And do not grieve over them and do not be in distress over what they conspire.

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