صنعdo

Example sentences

• فقال ألا أعلمكم شيئًا تدركون به من سبقكم، وتسبقون به من بعدكم، ولا يكون أحد أفضل منكم إلا من صنع مثل ما صنعتم؟

  He said: 'Shall I not teach you something by which you will catch up with those who have surpassed you, and you will surpass those after you, and no one will be better than you except those who do as you do?'

  صَنَعَ — do. A past verb 'did / made', subject 'he' inside — 'who does [the like of what you do]'. It takes the next phrase as its object. The doer is sealed in the verb.

  From: Praises That Elevate the Poor →

• فقال ألا أعلمكم شيئًا تدركون به من سبقكم، وتسبقون به من بعدكم، ولا يكون أحد أفضل منكم إلا من صنع مثل ما صنعتم؟

  He said: 'Shall I not teach you something by which you will catch up with those who have surpassed you, and you will surpass those after you, and no one will be better than you except those who do as you do?'

  صَنَعْتُمْ — you do. A past verb 'did / made' with '-tum' = 'you all' — 'what YOU did'. It closes the comparison: only those who match your practice can equal you. The subject is in the ending.

  From: Praises That Elevate the Poor →