And hold firmly to the rope of Allāh all together and do not become divided. And remember the favor of Allāh upon you - when you were enemies and He brought your hearts together and you became, by His favor, brothers. And you were on the edge of a pit of the Fire, and He saved you from it. Thus does Allāh make clear to you His verses that you may be guided.
Sahih International
وَٱعْتَصِمُوا۟
wa-iʿ'taṣimū
And hold firmly
Word breakdown
وَ
Harf · Conjunctionand
ٱعْتَصِمُ
Fi'l · VerbAnd hold firmly
to protect, to preserve, to hold fast
13× in the Quran · Rare
وا۟
Ism · Personal pronounyou all/your
Grammar rules
وَٱعْتَصِمُوا۟ (And hold firmly) is a command — it's telling someone to do something.
We translate it as a direct command — "[Do this]!"
Lesson 10 · Commands & Futureوَٱعْتَصِمُوا۟ (And hold firmly) 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–Xوَٱعْتَصِمُوا۟ (And hold firmly) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".
We add "and" to connect this to what came before.
Lesson 4 · Particles