لَبَّيat your service

Example sentences

• وَقَول الملبي لبيْك اللَّهُمَّ لبيْك

  And the one responding to the pilgrimage call says: (Here I am, O Allah, at Your service).

  لَبَّيْكَ — Here I am. 'at Your service, here I am' — a frozen DUAL form with 'You' attached, meaning roughly 'a doubled, repeated answering to You'. The -ay is an old dual ending kept only in this set phrase, not analysable like an ordinary word.

  From: The Declaration of Faith →

• وَقَول الملبي لبيْك اللَّهُمَّ لبيْك

  And the one responding to the pilgrimage call says: (Here I am, O Allah, at Your service).

  لَبَّيْكَ — Here I am. 'here I am' again — the talbiya repeats the frozen dual for emphasis, 'answering and answering You'.

  From: The Declaration of Faith →

• وَقَول الملبي لبيْك اللَّهُمَّ لبيْك وأمثال ذَلِك

  And the statement of the one performing the Talbiyah: (Here I am, O Allah, here I am) and similar phrases.

  لَبَّيْكَ — Here I am. 'at Your service, here I am' — a frozen DUAL form with 'You' attached, roughly 'a doubled, repeated answering to You'. The -ay is an old dual ending kept only in this set phrase.

  From: Small Deeds, Great Reward →