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Ghafir · 40:77

So be patient, [O Muḥammad]; indeed, the promise of Allāh is truth. And whether We show you some of what We have promised them or We take you in death, it is to Us they will be returned.

Sahih International

Word 1 of 14

فَٱصْبِرْ

fa-iṣ'bir

So be patient

Word breakdown

ف

Harf · Resumption particle

then

اصْبرْ

Fi'l · Verb

So be patient

RootصبرSbr

to be patient, endure with steadfastness

103× in the Quran · Common

LemmaصَبَرَVerb (form I) - to be patient

Grammar rules

Command verb

فَٱصْبِرْ (So be patient) is a command — it's telling someone to do something.

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

Lesson 10 · Commands & Future