ٱسْتَطَاعto be able

Example sentences

• فإن استطاع أن لا يغضب فهو الكامل، وإلا فليمسك لسانه ويده

  If he can avoid getting angry, he is complete; otherwise, let him restrain his tongue and his hand.

  ٱسْتَطَاعَ — he can. A past-tense verb carrying its own 'he' subject inside the condition: he is able. The past shape in a conditional reads timelessly: if he is able.

  From: Restraining Anger →