قَبِلَaccept

Example sentences

• فَإِن قبلهَا فمنّة وَصدقَة ثَانِيَة،

  So if He accepts it, it is a further favor and charity,

  قَبِلَهَا — He accepts it. Past-tense verb 'accepted', 'he' form; the ending '-ha' adds 'it' (the deed) — 'He accepted it'.

  From: Returning to God →

• فإذا ظهر الدليلُ الراجحُ تبِعه، وإن بقي الخلافُ بعد استفراغ الوسع قبِله، لأن اجتماعَ القلوب على العدلِ أرجحُ من انتصارِ لسانٍ على لسان

  When the stronger evidence appears, he follows it, and if the disagreement remains after exhausting all efforts, he accepts it, because the unity of hearts upon justice is weightier than the victory of one tongue over another.

  قَبِلَهُ — he accepts it. 'he accepted it,' the answer-verb, with '-hu' for the disagreement. After exhausting his effort, he ACCEPTS the remaining difference rather than forcing a resolution — for the reason given next.

  From: Mercy in Disagreement →

• فإن قبلت نصحي ،

  If you accept my advice,

  قَبِلْتَ — you accept. This is a past-tense verb with the attached -ta 'you' as its subject, addressed to a single male, 'you accepted'. After the 'if' word, Arabic uses this past form to state the hypothetical condition, even though the meaning is future-looking; the doer is the suffix fused to the verb.

  From: True Devotion →