لكfor you

Example sentences

• إِنَّمَا خلقت الأكوان كلهَا لَك

  Indeed, I created all the universes for you.

  لَكَ — for you. 'Li-' (for) fused with '-ka' (you) — 'for your sake'. The 'li-' marks the one all creation was made for.

  From: Remembering and Loving God →

• منشور اختيارنا لَك وَاضح الْخط

  The proclamation of our choice for you is clear in writing.

  لَكَ — for you. 'Li-' (for) fused with '-ka' (you) — the choosing 'for you'. The 'li-' marks the one chosen for.

  From: Remembering and Loving God →

• إِنَّمَا أبعدنا إِبْلِيس إِذْ لم يسْجد لَك

  Indeed, We cast out Iblis because he did not prostrate to you.

  لَك — to you. 'Li-' fused with '-ka' (you) — prostrate 'to you', Adam. The 'li-' marks the one the prostration was due to.

  From: Remembering and Loving God →

• حين تُصفّي المجال من التشويش، تتكشّفُ لك المعالمُ الهادئة

  When you clear the field of noise, serene features reveal themselves to you:

  لَكَ — to you. 'to you' — the 'li-' with 'you,' marking the one to whom things reveal themselves. The calm features come into view FOR you once you clear the noise. The benefit is yours.

  From: Guarding Your Attention →

• وقال له ألم أقل لك أعطني دواء للحمار؟

  and said to him, 'Didn't I tell you to give me medicine for the donkey?'

  لك — to you. A preposition 'to' with the pronoun 'you' attached, marking the herbalist as the one spoken to. The short word carries both.

  From: Reflections on Literal Obedience →