لَكُمْfor you

Example sentences

• وَقَالَ تَعَالَى الْحَدِيد يَا أَيهَا الَّذين آمنُوا اتَّقوا الله وآمنوا بِرَسُولِهِ يُؤْتكُم كِفْلَيْنِ من رَحمته وَيجْعَل لكم نورا تمشون بِهِ

  And the Exalted said (in Sūrah al‑Hadīd): “O you who have believed, fear Allah and believe in His Messenger; He will grant you a double portion of His mercy and will make for you a light by which you will walk.”

  لَكُمْ — for you. A preposition 'for/to' with 'you-all' attached, 'for you'. It marks the beneficiaries of the light God makes; the 'you' is the believers.

  From: Following Desires →

• الَّذِينَ قَالَ لَهُمْ النَّاسُ إِنَّ النَّاسَ قَدْ جَمَعُوا لَكُمْ

  Those to whom the people said, "Indeed, the people have gathered against you."

  لَكُمْ — against you. A preposition 'for/against' with a plural 'you' pronoun fused on. Although the base sense is 'for you', here it carries a hostile 'against you' force from context, gathering aimed AT the addressees. The attached pronoun marks them as the target. One word holds preposition plus object.

  From: Trust and Piety →

• حِينَ قَالَ لِهِمْ النَّاسُ إِنَّ النَّاسَ قَدْ جَمَعُوا لَكُمْ

  When the people said to them, "Indeed, the people have gathered against you."

  لَكُمْ — against you. A preposition 'for/against' with a plural 'you' pronoun fused on. The base sense is 'for you', but context gives it a hostile 'against you' force, the gathering aimed AT the addressees. The attached pronoun marks them as the target.

  From: Trust and Piety →

• أَنَسِيتُمْ مَا قَالَ لَكُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ

  Have you forgotten what the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, told you?

  لَكُمْ — to you. A preposition fused with a plural 'you' ('-kum'), so one word means 'to you (all)'. The preposition holds that pronoun in the genitive and marks the addressees as the ones spoken to.

  From: A Companion at Battle →

• قَالَ إِنَّ لَنَا الْعُزَّى وَلَا عُزَّى لَكُمْ

  He said, "Indeed, the goddess is for us and not for you."

  لَكُمْ — for you. Preposition 'for/to' fused with '-kum' (you all), packing two English words into one and aiming the denial at a plural audience. The phrase forms the predicate 'belonging to you', the thing being negated. The '-kum' shape specifically marks a group of male-or-mixed addressees rather than a single person.

  From: A Companion at Battle →

• قَالَ قُولُوا اللَّهُ مَوْلَانَا وَلَا مَوَالِيَ لَكُمْ

  He said, "Say: Allah is our protector and you have no protectors."

  لَكُمْ — for you (plural). Preposition 'for/to' fused with '-kum' (you all), one word standing in for two and aimed at a plural audience. The phrase forms the predicate 'belonging to you', the thing being negated. The '-kum' shape marks a group rather than a single addressee.

  From: A Companion at Battle →

• قَالَ إِنِّي مُحْتَالٌ لَكُمْ بِحِيْلَةٍ

  He said, "Indeed I am scheming for you with a ruse."

  لِكَمِّ — for you. Preposition li- ('for') joined to the plural 'you', packing a phrase into a single word. The li- marks the listeners as the beneficiaries the scheming is being done on behalf of.

  From: Sheba's Garden and Destruction →

• فيقول الناس ألا ترون إلى ما أنتم فيه إلى ما بلغكم، ألا تنظرون من يشفع لكم إلى ربكم؟

  Then the people will say: "Do you not see the state we are in and what has come upon us? Will you not look for someone to intercede with your Lord for us?"

  لَكُمْ — for you. The preposition li- 'for' fused with a 'you (plural)' pronoun, marking who the intercession would benefit. The whole 'for you' is one word, the attached pronoun pointing to the pleading crowd.

  From: The Prophet's Intercession →

• قال ما استقامت لكم أئمتكم،

  He said: 'As long as your leaders are upright.'

  لَكُمْ — for you. A single word fusing li- (for / for the benefit of) with the attached -kum (you all), 'for you'. The li- marks the people the leaders' uprightness benefits, packing preposition and pronoun together.

  From: Obedience to God and Authority →