فَسَعَىand strove

Example sentences

• أَوْ نَالَ الْقَضَاءَ فَسَعَى فِي حِفْظِ مَنْزِلَتِهِ،

  Or he attained the judgeship and strove to preserve his position,

  فَسَعَى — and strove. The 'fa-' here is the 'and so' of consequence, presenting the striving as the natural next move once the post was won. It rides on a past verb that holds its own 'he' subject, so one word both makes the link and names who acted.

  From: Guidance for the Seeker →