تَشْفَعintercede

Example sentences

• ألا تشفع لنا إلى ربك؟ ألا ترى ما نحن فيه، وما بلغنا؟

  Will you not intercede for us with your Lord? Do you not see the state we are in and what has befallen us?

  تَشْفَعُ — you intercede. A present-tense verb with 'you' built into its shape, addressing one person. The subject sits inside the verb, so the single word means 'you intercede', and under the urging particle before it the sense becomes 'won't you intercede'.

  From: The Prophet's Intercession →

• ألا ترى ما نحن فيه، ألا ترى ما بلغنا ألا تشفع لنا إلى ربك؟

  Do you not see the state we are in, do you not see what has befallen us? Will you not intercede for us with your Lord?

  تَشْفَعُ — you intercede. A present-tense verb with 'you' (singular) built into its shape, meaning to intercede. The subject is inside the verb, and under the urging particle before it the sense is 'won't you intercede'.

  From: The Prophet's Intercession →