وَرَابِطُواkeep watch at your posts

Example sentences

• فَقَالَ تَعَالَىٰ يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اِصْبِرُوا وَصَابِرُوا وَرَابِطُوا وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَفْلَحُونَ

  Allah, the Exalted, said: O you who have believed, be patient, persevere, keep watch at your posts, and fear Allah, so that you may succeed.

  وَرَابِطُوا — keep watch at your posts. wa- adds a third plural command ('and hold your posts'), parallel to the prior orders. The conjunction keeps the chain of imperatives on one level, each a directive to the same group.

  From: Patience and God's Help →