شُكْرٌgratitude

Example sentences

• اكتب سطرين قبل النوم، سطرًا للشكر على نعمة لاحظتها، وسطرًا للعزم على تصحيح خُلُق واحد غدًا

  Write two lines before sleeping: one for expressing gratitude for a blessing you noticed, and another for resolving to correct one character trait tomorrow.

  لِلشُّكْرِ — for gratitude. 'li-' = 'for'; 'al-' = 'the'; 'shukr' = 'thanks', so 'for thanks'.

  From: Small Daily Habits →

• فضجت مما لجت الجدر، فرجعت على الورق الشكر،

  So the walls resounded with what the torrents brought, and thanks returned on the leaves,

  الشُّكْرُ — the thanks. This is the delayed subject of 'returned', the thanks that came back, so it carries the subject ending though it follows the verb and its place-phrase. The 'the' makes it the specific gratitude, presented as the rain's final, blooming response.

  From: Rain and God's Decree →

• وبشكر نعمته سجد المصلي وخوى،

  And in gratitude for His blessings, the worshipper prostrated and became humble.

  بِشُكْرِ — with gratitude. A 'with/by' preposition is fused to the front, marking the cause or occasion, and it forces this noun into the 'of' ending. The noun is also the first half of a possessive pair, leaning on the next word to say gratitude for what.

  From: All Creation Praises Him →