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Al-Baqarah · Ayah 45

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And seek help

وَٱسْتَعِينُوا۟

And seek help

وَHarf · Conjunction

Conjunction: connects words, phrases, or clauses

and

ٱسْتَعِينُFi'l · Verb

2nd personMasculinePluralImperativeForm ((X))

Rootعون

★★★★Uncommon

to aid, assist, help

Lemmaٱسْتَعِينُ

Verb (form X) - to seek help

وا۟Ism · Personal pronoun

Attached pronoun: functions as object, possessor, or complement (2nd person masculine plural)

you all/your

2nd personMasculinePlural

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Command verb

وَٱسْتَعِينُوا۟ (And seek help) is a command — it's telling someone to do something.

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

Verb form X — seeking/requesting

وَٱسْتَعِينُوا۟ (And seek help) uses form X (إِسْتَفْعَلَ) — it means seeking or asking for the action.

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

Conjunction وَ (and)

وَٱسْتَعِينُوا۟ (And seek help) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".

We add "and" to connect this to what came before.

And seek help through patience and prayer; and indeed, it is difficult except for the humbly submissive [to Allāh]

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