ارْتَقَىascended

Example sentences

• وارتقى في الصلاح والمعرفة إلى أفضل رتبة،

  and ascended in piety and knowledge to the highest rank,

  وَارْتَقَى — and ascended. The opening particle joins this on, and the verb has its 'he' subject built in: 'and he rose/ascended'. One word both connects to the sequence and supplies the action.

  From: Raised in the Prophet’s Household →

• لَا يكون تَركهَا مَحْمُودًا فِي حَال وَاحِد وَإِن ارْتقى مقَامه

  Abandoning them is not commendable in any situation, even if one's rank is elevated.

  ارْتَقَى — is elevated. Past-form verb, 'it rises/is elevated', inside the 'even if' clause, with its subject coming after. It states the granted extreme: however high the rank climbs.

  From: Patience in Hard Times →