اسْتَعِينُواseek help

Example sentences

• فَقَالَ تَعَالَىٰ وَاسْتَعِينُوا بِالصَّبْرِ وَالصَّلَاةِ وَإِنَّهَا لَكَبِيرَةٌ إِلَّا عَلَى الْخَاشِعِينَ

  And the Exalted said, Seek help through patience and prayer; indeed, it is a great burden except for the humble.

  وَاسْتَعِينُوا — and seek help. wa- opens the quotation and the verb is a plural command ('seek help!'), addressed to a group. The conjunction links the order into the quoted speech, and the plural is built into the verb's ending.

  From: Patience and God's Help →