اِسْمَعْlisten

Example sentences

• فَقَالَتْ خَدِيجَةُ يَا ابْنَ عَمِّ اِسْمَعْ مِنْ ابْنِ أَخِيكَ

  Khadijah said, "O cousin, listen to what your nephew has to say."

  اِسْمَعْ — listen. A bare command form, stripped down to its leanest shape, which is how Arabic builds the imperative. It is aimed at the man just called on, telling him to listen; the verb itself carries the 'you' so no separate pronoun appears. The thing listened to is then introduced by the following 'from'.

  From: The Night of Revelation and Consolation →

• يَا وَلِيدٍ رَافِعِ اِسْمَعْ أَقَلِّ لَكَ أَرَاكَ وَاللَّهِ مَثَلِي مَزْجِي الْبِضَاعَةِ ،

  O young man Rafi, listen. I tell you, by God, I see you mixing the merchandise like I do.

  اِسْمَعْ — listen. A command form, directing the listener to listen. Arabic builds the singular command by stripping the present-tense verb down to its bare stem, so this is the imperative aimed straight at the person just addressed by name.

  From: Humility Over Fame →