Arabic vocabulary
فَقِيرpoor in Arabic
فَقِير is how you say “poor” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in real example sentences from classical texts below.
Example sentences
لَيْسَ الْعجب من فَقير مِسْكين يحب محسنا إِلَيْهِ
It is not astonishing from a poor, needy person to love one who is kind to him.
فَقِيرٍ — a poor. An adjective-noun 'a poor man', genitive after 'from' (the tanwin), indefinite. The destitute one.
From: The Path to God's Love →إِنَّمَا الْعجب من محسن يحب فَقِيرا مِسْكينا
The true wonder is that a kind one loves a poor, needy person.
فَقِيرًا — a poor person. An adjective-noun 'a poor man', the object of 'loves', accusative ('-an' tanwin), indefinite. The destitute one he loves.
From: The Path to God's Love →
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