When this illustration is applied to marriage, it includes the husband and wife, the first two strands, who are intertwined with the central strand, Jehovah God.
فَكَلِمَتُهُ تَقُولُ :‏ « اَلْحَبْلُ ٱلْمَثْلُوثُ لَا يَنْقَطِعُ سَرِيعًا » .‏