لِأَجْلِfor the sake of

Example sentences

• والبنين وكم صغر قاسى الأب لأجل الصغار، فلما ترقوا فعقوا والعقوق من الذنوب الكبار،

  And the children, how much hardship the father endures for the sake of the young; but when they grow up, they disobey, and disobedience is among the grave sins,

  لِأَجْلِ — for the sake of. A compound preposition meaning 'for the sake of', where the 'for' prefix forces the genitive and the phrase as a whole marks purpose. It links the father's hardship to its goal, telling you why he bore it: on behalf of the young.

  From: Preferring the Hereafter →