Al-Ahzab
33:3

Al-Ahzab · Ayah 3

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Translation

And put your trust

Word Breakdown

وَتَوَكَّلْ

And put your trust

Word Breakdown

وHarf · Conjunction

Conjunction: connects words, phrases, or clauses

and

توكلْFi'l · Verb
2nd personMasculineSingularImperativeForm ((V))
Rootوكل
Common

to put trust in, entrust, appoint as guardian or disposer of affairs

Lemmaتَوَكَّلْ

Verb (form V) - to put trust

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Grammar Rules

Command verb
وَتَوَكَّلْ (And put your trust) is a command — it's telling someone to do something.
We translate it as a direct command — "[Do this]!"
Verb form V — doing to oneself
وَتَوَكَّلْ (And put your trust) uses form V (تَفَعَّلَ) — it's the reflexive of form II, meaning doing the action to yourself.
We translate it as "to [verb] oneself".
Conjunction وَ (and)
وَتَوَكَّلْ (And put your trust) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".
We add "and" to connect this to what came before.

Sahih International

And rely upon Allāh; and sufficient is Allāh as Disposer of affairs.

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