قَوِيَbecome strong

Example sentences

• فَإِذا تمكّنت وقويت أثمرت الطَّاعَة،

  If it becomes established and strong, it bears the fruit of obedience.

  وَقَوِيَتْ — and it becomes strong. wa- = 'and'; past-tense verb 'grew strong'; the '-at' ending marks the feminine subject — 'and it grew strong'.

  From: Knowledge, Reverence, Obedience →

• وانبسط أمله وَقَوي طمعه وَسَار إِلَى ربه وحادى الرَّجَاء يَحْدُو ركاب سيره،

  His hope expanded, his ambition strengthened, and he journeyed to his Lord, with hope guiding the path of his journey.

  وَقَوِيَ — and strengthened. 'And' plus a past-tense verb 'grew strong', its subject coming next, a weak final root. Intransitive: it became strong.

  From: Reflecting on God's Names →

• لكن على نَفسه قوي قلبه بِبِشَارَة ﴿لَا تَحْزَنْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ مَعنا﴾

  But in himself, his heart was strengthened by the glad tidings, 'Do not grieve; indeed, Allah is with us.'

  قَوِيَ — was strengthened. A past-tense verb 'grew strong', its subject coming next, weak final root — 'his heart became firm'. The strengthening of resolve.

  From: The Night of the Migration →