The second word of verse (1:5) is an imperfect verb (فعل مضارع). The verb is first person plural and is in the indicative mood (مرفوع). The verb's triliteral root is ʿayn bā dāl (ع ب د).

Chapter (1) sūrat l-fātiḥah (The Opening) (1:5:2) naʿbudu we worship,
V – 1st person plural imperfect verb	فعل مضارع

Verse (1:5)

The analysis above refers to the fifth verse of chapter 1 (sūrat l-fātiḥah):

Sahih International: It is You we worship and You we ask for help.

See Also

• English Translations
• Verbs, Subjects and Objects
• Dependency Graph - visual syntax (i'rāb) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word
• Quran Dictionary - the root ʿayn bā dāl

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Abdul Azis Lihawa 12th May, 2013 I think "na'budu" should be translated into " we serve" rather than " we worship". comments everyone ?

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