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  • ٱصۡبِرۡ Be patient
  • عَلَىٰ over
  • مَا what
  • يَقُولُونَ they say
  • وَٱذۡكُرۡ and remember
  • عَبۡدَنَا Our slave
  • دَاوُۥدَ Dawood
  • ذَا the possessor of strength
  • ٱلۡأَيۡدِۖ the possessor of strength
  • إِنَّهُۥٓ Indeed, he (was)
  • أَوَّابٌ repeatedly turning
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].
God, exalted be He, says: Bear patiently what they say and remember Our servant David, the one of fortitude, that is to say, [the one] of fortitude in worship: he used to fast every other day and keep vigil for half the night, sleep for a third and then keep vigil for the [last] sixth. Indeed he was a penitent [soul], always returning to what pleases God.