لَعَلِّيperhaps I

Example sentences

• قَالَ فَلَعَلِّي إِنْ عَدَلَتْ فِي قِسْمَتِهَا أَنْ يَقُولَ بَعْضٌ مِمَّنْ لَمْ يُرْزَقْ مِنْهَا أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَعْدِلْ فِي قِسْمَتِهَا فَيَأْثَمُ أَرُوْهَا عَنِّي رَوَى اللَّهُ عَنكَ أَوْزَارُكَ

  He said, "So perhaps if she were just in dividing it, some of those who were not provided from it might say that he did not act fairly in dividing it, and so he sins. Keep it away from me. May God relieve you of your burdens."

  فَلَعَلِّي — so perhaps I. Two pieces fused together: the linking 'fa-' tying this clause to what came before, and a particle of hoping or expectation with a 'me' subject attached. It opens a wish or guess rather than a fact, colouring the whole sentence as something the speaker fears might happen rather than something certain.

  From: Wealth and Knowledge on Trial →