Arabic vocabulary
أَنْto
How to say “to” in Arabic, with pronunciation and real example sentences from OpenArabic texts.
Example sentences
وَإِن ردّها فلكون مثلهَا لَا يصلح أَن يواجه بِهِ
And if He rejects it, it is because something like it is not fit to be presented to Him.
أَنْ — to. an = 'to, that'; it links to the next verb and puts it in the subjunctive ('to be presented').
From: Returning to God →من عظم وقار الله فِي قلبه أَن يعصيه، وقّره الله فِي قُلُوب الْخلق أَن يذلّوه
Whoever holds Allah's reverence so great in his heart that it prevents him from disobeying Him, Allah will place such reverence in the hearts of people that they will not humiliate him.
أَنْ — that. an = 'that, to'; here it opens the result clause ('so much that…').
From: Knowledge, Reverence, Obedience →من عظم وقار الله فِي قلبه أَن يعصيه، وقّره الله فِي قُلُوب الْخلق أَن يذلّوه
Whoever holds Allah's reverence so great in his heart that it prevents him from disobeying Him, Allah will place such reverence in the hearts of people that they will not humiliate him.
أَنْ — that. an = 'that, to'; here it opens the result clause.
From: Knowledge, Reverence, Obedience →فقال أشهد أن لا إله إلا الله وأنك رسوله
Then he said: I bear witness that there is no deity but Allah, and that you are His messenger.
أَنْ — that. an = 'that', introducing the statement witnessed.
From: Early Converts to Islam →هناك، في المسافة الخفية، تُعرَض عليك اختياراتك الأولى أن تستجيب لوطأة العادة، أو أن تؤثر ما يرفعك درجةً في البصيرة
There, in the hidden distance, your first choices are presented to you: to respond to the pressure of habit, or to prefer what elevates you a degree in insight.
أَنْ — to. 'an' = 'to', introducing a verb (like English 'to...').
From: Small Daily Habits →هناك، في المسافة الخفية، تُعرَض عليك اختياراتك الأولى أن تستجيب لوطأة العادة، أو أن تؤثر ما يرفعك درجةً في البصيرة
There, in the hidden distance, your first choices are presented to you: to respond to the pressure of habit, or to prefer what elevates you a degree in insight.
أَنْ — to. 'an' = 'to', introducing a verb.
From: Small Daily Habits →فلعب يَوْمًا بالنرد على أَن من قمر صَاحبه شرب المَاء الَّذِي فِي النَّهر كُله أَو افتدي مِنْهُ
One day, he played dice on the condition that whoever lost to his companion would drink all the water in the river or ransom themselves from it.
أَنْ — that. 'an' = 'that', introducing the condition.
From: Luqman's Response to Injustice →فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَسْتَطِيع أَن يحبس عَنْك الْمَدّ
For he will not be able to hold back the tide from you.
أَنْ — to. 'an' = 'to', introducing a verb.
From: Luqman's Response to Injustice →وَلا يَنْبَغِي أَنْ يُدَالَّ الْهَوَى عَلَيْهِ
And desire should not prevail over it.
أَنْ — to. 'an' = 'to', introducing a verb.
From: Intellect and Faith →وَلا يَجُوزُ أَنْ يُجْعَلَ وَهُوَ الْحَاكِمُ عَلَيْهِ مَحْكُومًا
And it is not permissible for him to be made subordinate when he is the ruler over it.
أَنْ — that. 'an' = 'that/to', introducing a verb.
From: Intellect and Faith →وَلا أَنْ يَصِيرَ وَهُوَ الزَّمَّامُ مَزْمُومًا
Nor that he becomes led while he is the one who leads.
أَنْ — that. 'an' = 'that/to', introducing a verb.
From: Intellect and Faith →وَلَا أَنْ يَعُودَ وَهُوَ الْمَتْبُوعُ تَابِعًا
And not that he returns as a follower while he is the leader.
أَنْ — that. 'an' = 'that/to', introducing a verb.
From: Intellect and Faith →وَجَبَ عَلَيْهِ أَنْ يَرْفَعَ كُلَّ حَادِثَةٍ إِلَى حَاكِمِ الْعَقْلِ
He must refer every occurrence to the judge of reason.
أَنْ — to. A particle that turns the next verb into a 'to do' phrase and shifts it into the subjunctive form — it names the very thing that is required.
From: The Discipline of Foresight →إِلَى أَنْ يَتَيَقَّنَ السَّلامَةَ مِنَ الشَّرِّ فِي الْعَاقِبَةِ
until he is certain of safety from harm in the end.
أَنْ — that. A particle turning the following verb into a 'that he...' phrase and shifting it into the subjunctive; with the 'until' before it, the two frame 'until he...'.
From: The Discipline of Foresight →وَيَنْبَغِي لِلْعَاقِلِ أَنْ يَتَمَرَّنَ عَلَى دَفْعِ الْهَوَى الْمَأْمُونِ الْعَوَاقِبِ
The rational person should train himself to resist even desire whose consequences are safe.
أَنْ — to. A particle turning the next verb into the 'to do' that the 'fitting' applies to, and putting it in the subjunctive.
From: The Discipline of Foresight →لَكِن مَقْصُود أهل التَّحْقِيق كالجنيد وَنَحْوه أَن يكون هَذَا التَّوْحِيد للْعَبد خلقا ومقاما
However, what the people of realization, like Al-Junayd and his peers, mean is that this tawhid becomes for the servant a disposition and a station.
أَنْ — that. A particle turning the following verb into a 'that it...' clause (and into the subjunctive). This whole clause is the predicate — what their aim actually IS.
From: Worship God Alone →وَهُوَ أَن يعبد الله وَحده لايشرك بِهِ شَيْئا
And it means to worship Allah alone, associating nothing with Him.
أَنْ — to. This 'an' is the gateway that turns the next verb into a 'to do' phrase and forces it into the subjunctive. It is how Arabic builds 'to worship' as a concept rather than a finished act.
From: Worship God Alone →وَمِن فَاتَهُ هَذَا التَّوْحِيد فَإِن الله لَا يغْفر أَن يُشْرك بِهِ
And whoever misses this monotheism, indeed Allah does not forgive associating others with Him.
أَنْ — that. This 'an' turns the next verb into a 'to...' noun-phrase — 'that partners be associated' — and is the object of 'forgive'. It also forces the following verb into the subjunctive.
From: Worship God Alone →كَقَوْل الْمُؤَذّن الله أكبر الله أكبر أشهد أَن لَا إِلَه إِلَّا الله أشهد أَن مُحَمَّدًا رَسُول الله
As the caller to prayer says: (Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest, I testify that there is no deity but Allah, I testify that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah).
أَنْ — that. Here 'an' is the lighter 'that' opening the content of the testimony — 'that [there is] no god...'.
From: The Declaration of Faith →الله أكبر الله أكبر أشهد أَن لَا إِلَه إِلَّا الله أشهد أَن مُحَمَّدًا رَسُول الله
(Allah is the Greatest; Allah is the Greatest. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.)
أَنْ — that. Here 'an' is the lighter 'that' opening the content of the testimony — 'that [there is] no god...'.
From: Small Deeds, Great Reward →وصدقةٌ رياءً تفقد وزنها قبل أن تمسّ الكفّة
and charity with hypocrisy loses its weight before it even touches the scale.
أَنْ — that. 'an' turning the next verb into a 'to...' phrase and forcing the subjunctive — 'before it touches'.
From: When Hidden Deeds Are Shown →وكذلك من أوجب أن يدعو بعد التشهد بالدعاء المأمور به هناك، وهو الاستعاذة من عذاب جهنم، والقبر، وفتنة المحيا والممات، والدجال،
And likewise for those who obligate supplication after the tashahhud with the commanded supplication there, which is to seek refuge from the torment of Hell, the grave, the trials of life and death, and the Dajjal.
أَنْ — to. 'an' turning the next verb into a 'to...' phrase and forcing subjunctive — 'obligated [that one] supplicate'.
From: Required Remembrance →وكذلك من أوجب أن يدعو بعد التشهد بالدعاء المأمور به هناك،
And likewise for those who require supplication after the Tashahhud, with the supplication prescribed there,
أَنْ — to. This little particle turns the verb after it into a 'that he should…' clause and pushes that verb into the subjunctive, the mood for something aimed at rather than reported. English bridges the same gap with 'to' before a verb.
From: Praise and Petition in Prayer →أن يراد بها وجه الله،
That they are intended for the sake of Allah,
أَنْ — that. The subordinating particle that opens a 'that it be…' clause and casts the following verb into the subjunctive. It names the first of the two required things as a goal, not a fact.
From: Deeds for God Alone →
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