سَجَدَbow

Example sentences

• فصل إيّاك والمعاصي فإنها أزالت عزّ اسجدوا، وأخرجت إقطاع اسكن يا آدم

  Beware of sins, for they removed the honor of 'bow down,' and expelled the estate of 'dwell, O Adam.'

  اسْجُدُوا — 'bow down'. A command 'bow down!' to a group (the '-u' ending = plural 'you'); quoted as the angels' order to bow to Adam.

  From: Adam's Descent →

• وبشكر نعمته سجد المصلي وخوى،

  And in gratitude for His blessings, the worshipper prostrated and became humble.

  سَجَدَ — he prostrated. A past-tense verb with a built-in 'he' subject, reporting a completed prostration. The singular masculine form agrees with the singular doer named after it, which Arabic places following the verb.

  From: All Creation Praises Him →

• فلما قيل اسجد واضرب الشرس الخلق إلا شريس،

  Then when it was said, "Prostrate," he struck the stubborn creation — none but the stubbornly defiant.

  اسْجُدْ — bow down. This is a command form addressed to 'you' (a single being), the quoted order itself. Built on a clipped verb shape with the 'you' subject understood, it directly tells the addressee to prostrate, with no separate pronoun.

  From: Adam and the Rebel →