يَرْجُوhope

Example sentences

• العاقل يرى بنور فكره عواقب الأمور قبل وقوعها، فيتجنب ما يخاف سوء عاقبته، ويسارع إلى ما يرجو حسن عاقبته

  "The wise person sees, with the light of his thought, the consequences of matters before they occur. He avoids what he fears will have a bad outcome, and hastens toward what he hopes will have a good outcome."

  يَرْجُو — he hopes for. A present-tense verb meaning 'he hopes for', with 'he' built in and a weak final letter in its ending. It heads the clause defining 'what'; the subject is carried inside the verb.

  From: Think Before You Act →

• كَمَا قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى فَمَنْ كَانَ يَرْجُو لِقَاءَ رَبِّهِ فَلْيَعْمَلْ عَمَلًا صَالِحًا وَلَا يُشْرِكْ بِعِبَادَةِ رَبِّهِ أَحَدًا

  As Allah, the Exalted, said: 'So whoever hopes for the meeting with his Lord, let him do righteous work and not associate anyone in the worship of his Lord.'

  يَرْجُو — he hopes. A present-tense verb with its 'he' subject inside, 'he hopes'. Working with the helper before it, it expresses the continued state of hoping that defines the condition.

  From: The Hidden Idolatry →