Arabic vocabulary
اسْتَعَانَask for help
How to say “ask for help” in Arabic, with pronunciation and an example from OpenArabic texts.
Example sentences
فإذا قال ﴿إياك نعبد، وإياك نستعين﴾ قال هذه الآية، بيني وبين عبدي نصفين، ولعبدي ما سأل،
When he says: "You alone we worship, and You alone we ask for help," He says: "This verse is between Me and My servant in halves, and for My servant is what he asked,"
نَسْتَعِينُ — we ask for help. Present 'we seek help', subject 'we' inside; form-X; 'it is You alone we ask for aid'.
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