غَسَلَto cleanse

Example sentences

• راقب خاطرًا يمرّ كطيف، فإن وجدت فيه رياءً أو رغبةً عمياء، فاغسله بالاستغفار والعمل الهادئ

  Observe a thought passing like a phantom; if you find hypocrisy or blind desire in it, cleanse it with repentance and calm action.

  فَاغْسِلْهُ — cleanse it. 'fa-' = 'so, then'; 'ighsil' = a command 'wash!'; '-hu' = 'it', so 'so wash it'.

  From: Small Daily Habits →

• ردّه إلى طين التواضع، واغسله بعملٍ لا يراه أحد

  Return it to the clay of humility, and wash it with a deed seen by no one.

  وَاغْسِلْهُ — and wash it. 'wa-' = 'and'; 'ighsil' = a command 'wash!'; '-hu' = 'it', so 'and wash it'.

  From: On Sincerity →

• فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَوْ نَهَرِّقُهَا وَنَغْسِلُهَا

  Then a man said, "O Messenger of God, shall we pour it out and wash it?"

  وَنَغْسِلُهَا — and we wash it. Two pieces: wa- 'and' joining this to the proposal before it, and a present-tense 'we' verb with -ha, 'it', glued on as object. Connector, actor and object share the word, adding 'and wash it' to the suggested course.

  From: The Martyr's Reward →