فَصَدِّقْthen believe it

Example sentences

• إِذَا بُلِغَتِكَ أَنَّ غَنِيًّا اِفْتَقَرَ فَصَدِّقْ،

  If it is reported to you that a wealthy man has become poor, then believe it.

  فَصَدِّقْ — then believe it. This is an attached 'then' marking the result that answers the opening 'if', joined to a command-form verb addressed to the listener. The particle's job is to close the condition by delivering its consequence. The verb is an order: accept the report.

  From: On Foolishness and Wisdom →

• وَإِذَا بَلَغَكَ أَنْ فَقِيرًا اِسْتَغْنَى فَصَدِّقْ،

  And if it reaches you that a poor man has become wealthy, then believe it.

  فَصَدَقَ — then believe it. An attached 'then' marking the result that answers the 'if', joined to a command verb telling the listener to accept the report. The particle closes the condition by handing over its consequence. The verb itself is the order.

  From: On Foolishness and Wisdom →

• وَإِذَا بَلَغَكَ أَنَّ حَيًّا مَاتَ فَصَدِّقْ،

  And if it reaches you that a living person has died, then believe it.

  فصدق — then believe it. An attached 'then' answering the opening 'if', joined to a command verb directing the listener to accept the report. The particle delivers the consequence and so closes the condition. The verb is the instruction.

  From: On Foolishness and Wisdom →

• وَإِنْ قِيلَ لَكَ إِنَّ رَجُلًا فَقِيرًا خَرَجَ إِلَى بَلَدٍ فَاسْتَفَادَ مَالًا فَصَدِّقْ،

  And if it is said to you that a poor man went to a land and gained money, then believe it.

  فَصَدَقَ — then believe it. An attached 'then' answering the opening 'if', joined to a command verb telling the listener to accept the report. The particle closes the condition by delivering its consequence. The verb is the order.

  From: On Foolishness and Wisdom →