لِقَاءِmeet

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…

  لِقَائِهِ — meet Him. A verbal noun 'meeting' with '-hi' (Him) attached, genitive after 'to' — 'to meeting Him'. The longing's object: encountering God.

  From: Reflecting on God's Names →

• إِذا سَافر الْمُحب للقاء محبوبه ركبت جُنُوده مَعَه

  When the lover travels to meet his beloved, his armies accompany him.

  لِلِقَاءِ — to meet. 'Li-' (for / to) fused with a verbal noun 'meeting', first term of an 'of' pairing — 'to meet his beloved'; it governs the genitive. The 'li-' marks the purpose; it owns the noun that follows.

  From: Stages of the Seeker →

• فَإِذا شَارف قدوم بلد الْوَصْل خرجت تقادم الحبيب باللقاء

  When they neared the arrival of the land of meeting, offerings came forth to greet the beloved.

  بِاللِّقَاءِ — with the meeting. 'Bi-' (with / at) fused with a verbal noun 'meeting', genitive — 'with the meeting / to greet'. The 'bi-' marks the occasion of the gifts: the encounter.

  From: Stages of the Seeker →