أمّاas for

Example sentences

• وأما عملك فغير صالح، وأما تلاوتك فثقيلة عرية عن الخشية والحزن والخوف

  As for your deeds, they are not righteous, and your recitation is heavy, devoid of fear, sorrow, and apprehension.

  وَأَمَّا — and as for. This is a topic-shifting particle, 'as for', that singles out a subject for comment and pairs with a 'then' before the predicate. It frames a contrastive 'as for X, then Y' structure, isolating one matter to judge it.

  From: When Recitation Breeds Pride →

• وأما عملك فغير صالح، وأما تلاوتك فثقيلة عرية عن الخشية والحزن والخوف

  As for your deeds, they are not righteous, and your recitation is heavy, devoid of fear, sorrow, and apprehension.

  وَأَمَّا — and as for. A second topic-shifting particle, 'as for', raising a new subject for judgment and again expecting a 'then' before its predicate. It opens the parallel 'as for your recitation' clause.

  From: When Recitation Breeds Pride →