يَسْتَقِلُّregard as little

Example sentences

• وَيَسْتَقِلُّ كَثِيرُ الْمَعْرُوفِ مِنْ نَفْسِهِ

  And he regards much good deed from his self as little.

  وَيَسْتَقِلُّ — and regards as little. Opens with a coordinating 'wa-' that pairs this clause against the previous one, building a balanced contrast: much he treats as little, little he treats as much. Fused to it is a present verb in the estimative pattern meaning to reckon something as small, with its 'he' subject inside. The connector marks the matched second half.

  From: On Reason and Temptation →