Surah Sad, ayah 17
ٱصْبِرْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَقُولُونَ وَٱذْكُرْ عَبْدَنَا دَاوُۥدَ ذَا ٱلْأَيْدِ ۖ إِنَّهُۥٓ أَوَّابٌ
Be patient over what they say and remember Our servant, David, the possessor of strength; indeed, he was one who repeatedly turned back [to Allāh].
Sad · 38:17
Word by word
- ٱصْبِرْiṣ'birBe patient
- عَلَىٰʿalāover
- مَاmāwhat
- يَقُولُونَyaqūlūnathey say
- وَٱذْكُرْwa-udh'kurand remember
- عَبْدَنَاʿabdanāOur slave
- دَاوُۥدَdāwūdaDawood
- ذَاdhāthe possessor of strength
- ٱلْأَيْدِ ۖl-aydithe possessor of strength
- إِنَّهُۥٓinnahuIndeed, he (was)
- أَوَّابٌawwābunrepeatedly turning
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