وَلَكِنَّbut

Example sentences

• قال قاتلت فيك حتى اسُتشهدت، قال كذبت، ولكنك قاتلت لأن يقال جريء، فقد قيل، ثم أمر به، فسحب على وجهه حتى ألقي في النار

  He will say: 'I fought for You until I was martyred.' He will say: 'You lie. You fought so that it would be said you are brave; and so it was said.' Then it will be commanded that he be dragged on his face until he is cast into the Fire.

  وَلَكِنَّكَ — But you. This bundles the connector wa-, the strong-contrast particle 'but/rather', and -ka ('you'), all in one word. The contrast particle overturns the prior claim, and it forces that 'you' into the accusative as its subject: 'but rather you...'.

  From: Intentions on Judgment Day →