فَاسْتَفَادَthen gained

Example sentences

• 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.

  فَاسْتَفَادَ — then gained. This verb is fronted by an attached 'then' marking the next step in the sequence, with its 'he' subject built in. The joined particle keeps the events in order: he went, then he gained. The verb supplies the action.

  From: On Foolishness and Wisdom →

• وَإِنْ قِيلَ لَكَ إِنَّ أَحْمَقَ خَرَجَ إِلَى بَلَدٍ فَاسْتَفَادَ عَقْلًا فَلَا تُصَدِّقْ

  And if it is said to you that a fool went to a town and gained sense, then do not believe it.

  فَاسْتَفَادَ — and then gained. This verb is fronted by an attached 'then' marking the next step in the sequence, with its 'he' subject built in. The joined particle keeps the actions ordered: he went, then he gained. The verb gives the action.

  From: On Foolishness and Wisdom →