كَسَبَacquire

Example sentences

• وَمَنْ كَسَبَ شُبْهَةً يَأْمُلُ أَنْ يَمْحُوهَا بِالْوَرَعِ،

  And whoever acquires a doubtful gain hopes to erase it by piety.

  كَسَبَ — acquires. A past-tense verb in the 'he' shape serving as the condition inside the 'whoever...' clause; though past in form, it reads as a timeless general case. It states the supposed action, with the response (his hoping) supplied later in the sentence.

  From: Preparing for Death and Repentance →