Arabic vocabulary

شغلdistract in Arabic

شغل is how you say “distract” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in real example sentences from classical texts below.

Example sentences

اسْتَعِنْ عَلَى سَيْرِكَ إِلَى اللَّهِ بِتَرْكِ مَنْ شَغَلَكَ عَنِ اللَّهِ ﷿
Seek assistance on your path to Allah by abandoning those who divert you from Allah.
شَغَلَكَ — divert you. Past-tense verb 'shaghala' = 'he occupied, distracted'; '-ka' = 'you', so 'distracted you'.
From: Taming the Lower Self →
وَلَيْسَ بِشَاغِلٍ يَشْغَلُكَ عَنِ اللَّهِ كَنَفْسِكَ الَّتِي هِيَ بَيْنَ جَنْبَيْكَ
And nothing can distract you from Allah like your own self between your sides.
يَشْغَلُكَ — distract you. Present-tense verb 'yashghal' = 'it distracts, occupies'; '-ka' = 'you'.
From: Taming the Lower Self →

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