تَوْفِيقٌ success in Arabic
تَوْفِيقٌ is how you say “success” in Arabic.
Root و ف ق w-f-q. noun (verbal noun / maṣdar of Form II وَفَّقَ). tawfīq.
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Meaning of success in Arabic
- success; being guided or disposed to the right course Especially the classical/religious sense of God according someone success — cf. وَفَّقَهُ ٱللّٰهُ, 'God accommodated, disposed, or directed him to the right course.'
- a certain legal document; a pleading A specialized technical use recorded alongside the general sense; compare مَحْضَرٌ.
Example sentence
قلّة التَّوْفِيق وَفَسَاد الرَّأْي وخفاء الْحق وَفَسَاد الْقلب
Lack of success, distortion of opinion, obscurity of truth, and corruption of the heart.
التَّوْفِيقِ of success
al- = 'the'; the second half of the 'of…' phrase, giving 'of success' (tawfiq = success, divine enabling).
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How it is used
تَوْفِيقٌ is the verbal noun of the Form II verb وَفَّقَ, and its primary sense follows from phrases like وَفَّقَهُ ٱللّٰهُ ('God disposed/guided him to the right course') — hence its common meaning 'success,' particularly success or guidance granted by God. Lane's also records a distinct, specialized legal sense of the word as a type of document or pleading.
Words from the same root
- وَفِقَ to be right, agreeable with what is wished (Form I)
- وَفَّقَ to accommodate, adapt, or dispose someone to something; to make prosper (Form II)
- وَافَقَ to agree with, conform to, coincide with, or suit (Form III)
- أَوْفَقَ to find one's affair agreeable with one's wish (Form IV)
- اِتَّفَقَ to happen, chance; also to come to agreement with someone (Form VIII)
- إِتِّفَاقِىٌّ casual, accidental
More example sentences
وإن زعم أنه يريد التوفيق بيد الأدلة الشرعية
Even if he claims he wants to reconcile with the religious evidence.
ٱلتَّوْفِيقَ to reconcile
'reconciliation', accusative object of 'wants'; form-II verbal noun — bringing two things into accord.
ولكن العاقل لا يطلب السلامة من التكليف، بل يطلب التوفيق للقيام به
But the wise person does not seek freedom from obligation; rather, he seeks guidance to fulfill it.
التَّوْفِيقَ guidance
The thing the wise one does seek, 'enabling / success-from-God', taking the object ending as the receiver of the seeking. Its 'the' marks it as the definite divine help meant.
فليستعن العبد بربه، وليسأله التوفيق، وليصبر على تكاليف الشرع، فإن العاقبة له
Let the servant seek assistance from his Lord, ask Him for guidance, and be patient with the duties of the law, for the outcome is in his favor.
التَّوْفِيقَ for guidance
The thing asked for, 'enabling / success-from-God', the second object of 'ask', so it takes the object ending. Its 'the' marks it as the definite divine help meant.
وَمَا تَوْفِيقِيُ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ
My success is only by God.
تَوْفِيقِيُ my success
A noun closed by '-i' (my), the possessor glued to its end, standing as the subject of the 'not...except' statement. The final vowel marks it as the subject of the equation, and the suffix ties the success to the speaker himself.
Common questions
- How do you say "success" in Arabic?
- تَوْفِيقٌ (tawfīq).
- What root does تَوْفِيقٌ come from and what does it convey?
- It comes from the root و ف ق (w-f-q), which centers on agreement, fitness, and being rightly guided or disposed toward something — tawfīq is the 'success' or divine guidance that results from this.
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).