Arabic vocabulary
شَّوْقَlonging in Arabic
شَّوْقَ is how you say “longing” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Example sentences
فَيُوجب لَهُ شُهُود صِفَات الإلهية الْمحبَّة الْخَاصَّة والشوق إِلَى لِقَائِه
Thus, witnessing divine attributes obliges him to have special love and longing to meet Him…
وَالشَّوْقَ — and longing. 'And' plus a second object, parallel accusative — 'and yearning'. It too is necessitated by the witnessing.
From: Reflecting on God's Names →
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