فَإِنfor if

Example sentences

• فَإِنَّهُ لَوْلا مَيْلُهُ إِلَى الْمَطْعَمِ مَا أَكَلَ

  For if not for his inclination towards food, he would not eat.

  فَإِنَّهُ — so indeed he. 'fa-' = 'so'; 'inna' = 'indeed'; '-hu' = 'he'.

  From: When Desire Exceeds Its Bounds →

• نُودُوا أَنِ اصْرِفُوهُمْ عَنْهَا فَإِنَّهُمْ لَا نَصِيبَ لَهُمْ فِيهَا

  A voice called out: Turn them away from it, for they have no share in it.

  فَإِنَّهُمْ — for they. The connector 'for' joined to a strong emphasis particle with 'them' attached as subject, opening the reason for the order. The emphasis particle asserts the ground forcefully and forces its subject into a set ending.

  From: Turned Away at the Gate →