But seek, through that which Allāh has given you, the home of the Hereafter; and [yet], do not forget your share of the world. And do good as Allāh has done good to you. And desire not corruption in the land. Indeed, Allāh does not like corrupters."
Sahih International
وَٱبْتَغِ
wa-ib'taghi
But seek
Word breakdown
و
Harf · Conjunctionand
ابْتغ
Fi'l · VerbBut seek
was unjust, oppressed; to seek, wish for, desire, aggress, oppress
96× in the Quran · Occasional
Grammar rules
وَٱبْتَغِ (But seek) is a command — it's telling someone to do something.
We translate it as a direct command — "[Do this]!"
Lesson 10 · Commands & Futureوَٱبْتَغِ (But seek) uses form VIII (إِفْتَعَلَ) — it means doing the action for yourself or by yourself.
We translate it as "to [verb] for oneself".
Lesson 13 · Verb Families V–Xوَٱبْتَغِ (But seek) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".
We add "and" to connect this to what came before.
Lesson 4 · Particles