اِبْتَغَىseek

Example sentences

• ومن تصدق يبتغي بذلك وجه الله كان صالحا،

  And whoever gives charity seeking thereby the pleasure of God is righteous.

  يَبْتَغِي — he seeks. A present-tense verb 'seeks / desires', subject 'he' inside, describing his inner aim as he gives. Set right after the past verb, it works like 'doing so while seeking…', painting the state that accompanies the act.

  From: Deeds for God Alone →