يَعُودُhe will return

Example sentences

• فَعَرَفْتُ أَنَّهُ سَيَعُودُ لِقَوْلِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّهُ سَيَعُودُ

  So I realized that he would return in accordance with the statement of the Messenger of Allah, "He will return."

  سَيَعُودُ — he will return. A present-tense verb carrying a future-marking prefix, so it points to a thing yet to happen, 'he will return'. The 'he' subject is built into the verb; the prefix is Arabic's compact way of doing what English does with 'will'.

  From: The Verse of the Throne →

• فَعَرَفْتُ أَنَّهُ سَيَعُودُ لِقَوْلِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّهُ سَيَعُودُ

  So I realized that he would return in accordance with the statement of the Messenger of Allah, "He will return."

  سَيَعُودُ — he will return. A present-tense verb with a future-marking prefix, 'he will return', repeating the Prophet's exact prediction. The 'he' subject sits in the verb; the prefix sets the action in time to come, the compact Arabic 'will'.

  From: The Verse of the Throne →