الْعَافِيَةُthe well-being

Example sentences

• وَكَانَ شَيْخٌ يَدُورُ فِي الْمَجَالِسِ وَيَقُولُ مَنْ سَرُّهُ أَنْ تَدُومَ لَهُ الْعَافِيَةُ، فَلْيَتَّقِ اللَّهَ

  There was a sheikh who went from gathering to gathering and would say: Whoever wants his well-being to last, let him fear God.

  العافية — the well-being. A definite noun acting as the subject of the subjunctive verb 'last', so it carries the plain subject ending. It is the thing wished to continue. Placed after its verb in normal Arabic order, it covers health and general well-being as the good the person hopes to keep.

  From: Preparing for Death and Repentance →