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صَبَرَ be patient in Arabic

صَبَرَ is how you say “be patient” in Arabic.

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فَمَنْ صَبَرَ عَلَى مَضِيضِ مُشَاوَرَتِهِ

So whoever endures the bitterness of consulting it,

صَبَرَ he endures

Past-tense verb, subject 'he' built in.

From Intellect and Faith

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وصبر فِي مدَّته من مدى العدى على وَقع الشبا

He endured during his time the sharpness of enemies' blades.

وَصَبَرَ and he endured

'And' plus a past-tense verb 'bore patiently', subject 'he' inside. His steadfast endurance.

From Abu Bakr: First Champion of Islam

فمن أراد صلاح نفسه، فليجاهدها جهادًا طويلاً، وليصبر على مراغمتها

So whoever wants to reform himself, let him strive against it with a long struggle, and be patient in opposing it.

وَلْيَصْبِرْ and be patient

The wa- joins a second directive, and this word carries the command-marker 'let him' fused with the verb 'be patient', forced into the clipped jussive shape by that marker. One word means 'and let him be patient'.

From Struggling Against the Self

فاقتدهِد في كسر شَهَواتها، وحملها على ما يرضي ربك، واصبر على ذلك، فإن العاقبة حميدة

So strive to break its desires, compel it to what pleases your Lord, and be patient with that, for the outcome is praiseworthy.

وَاصْبِرْ and be patient

The wa- joins a third command, and the verb is an order, 'be patient', with the 'you' understood. The wa- simply strings this imperative onto the previous ones.

From Struggling Against the Self

فليستعن العبد بربه، وليسأله التوفيق، وليصبر على تكاليف الشرع، فإن العاقبة له

Let the servant seek assistance from his Lord, ask Him for guidance, and be patient with the duties of the law, for the outcome is in his favor.

وَلْيَصْبِرْ and be patient

The connector 'and' fused to a third command, 'and let him be patient', the command-marker again clipping the verb's ending. It rounds out the trio of instructions.

From Facing God's Tests

قلت يا رسول الله لأن أعافى فأشكر أحب إلي من أن أبتلى فأصبر،

I said, O Messenger of God, being well and grateful is more beloved to me than being tested and patient.

فَأَصْبِرَ so I am patient

The 'fa-' links this on as the paired follow-up, 'and then be patient', completing the second option. The verb keeps the subjunctive from the earlier particle, so the whole 'to be tested and then endure' is presented as one hypothetical being weighed.

From Health as a Blessing

مَنْ صَبَرَ عَلَى مِشْقَةِ الطَّاعَاتِ

Whoever endures the hardship of acts of worship.

صَبَرَ he endures

A past-tense verb ('endured') with the 'he' subject carried inside the form. After the 'whoever' word it reads generically, describing a type of person rather than a single finished event. Arabic often uses the past form this way inside such conditional clauses.

From Patience and the Human Self

وَلَا يَصْبِرُ عَنِ نَظْرَةٍ مُحَرَّمَةٍ

and he cannot refrain from a forbidden glance.

يَصْبِرُ he refrains

A present-tense verb ('refrains') with the 'he' subject built in. Under the laa before it the sense becomes 'cannot hold back', a present negated. The verb shape itself carries the subject, so no separate pronoun appears.

From Patience and the Human Self

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