لاحappear

Example sentences

• من لَاحَ لَهُ حَال الْآخِرَة هان عَلَيْهِ فِرَاق الدُّنْيَا

  He who contemplates the hereafter, the separation from the world becomes easy for him.

  لَاحَ — contemplates. A past-tense verb 'shone / became visible', its subject coming next, the condition's act — 'appeared / dawned on him'. Here the hereafter's state shows itself.

  From: Night Prayer and Nearness to God →

• إِذا لَاحَ للباشق الصَّيْد نسي مألوف الْكَفّ

  When the falcon catches sight of the prey, it forgets the hand it knows.

  لَاحَ — catches sight. A past-tense verb 'appeared / came into view', its subject coming next — the quarry shows itself. The condition's act.

  From: Night Prayer and Nearness to God →