لَقَىencounter

Example sentences

• قال أبو بكر رضي الله عنه فوالله إنا لنلقى مثل هذا،

  Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, said: 'By Allah, we experience the same.'

  لَنَلْقَى — we experience. This carries a special emphatic 'la-' prefix that pairs with the 'indeed' before it — the 'la-' that lands on the predicate of an 'inna' sentence for extra stress. The verb itself is a present 'we meet / encounter'. Together: 'we most certainly experience...'.

  From: Devotion and Daily Life →

• لَقَى رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْإِنْسِ رَجُلًا مِنَ الْجِنِّ فَصَارَعَهُ فَصَرَعَهُ الْأَنْسَى

  A man from among the humans met a man from the jinn; they wrestled, and the human felled him.

  لقى — met. A past-tense verb 'met / encountered' with its 'he' subject built in, opening the narrative. It takes the following noun as the one met.

  From: Staying Firm in Faith →