وَصَلَto lead

Example sentences

• فالنفس كالدابة، إن أحسنت عِلفها ومَشْيها وصلت بك إلى المرعى، وإن أطلقت لها العِنان أوردتك مورد الهلكة

  For the soul is like a beast; if you nurture and guide it well, it will lead you to pasture, but if you give it free rein, it will bring you to destruction.

  وَصَلَتْ — it will lead you. Past-tense verb 'wasalat' = 'it reached, brought'; '-at' marks feminine 'it'. (There is no future marker here.)

  From: Small Daily Habits →

• أَعْطَتْ نَفسه المطمئنة مَا وصلت إِلَيْهِ من الذل لعظمته والانكسار لعزته

  His tranquil soul gives what it reached in humility to His greatness and in submission to His might.

  وَصَلَتْ — she reached. A past-tense verb 'reached / arrived at', feminine '-at' tail agreeing with 'it' (the soul) inside, opening the relative clause. What the soul attained.

  From: Humility Before the Divine →

• فلما وصل وجد أن الدبس قد تسرب من الكيس،

  When he arrived, he found that the molasses had leaked from the bag,

  وَصَلَ — he arrived. A bare past verb with 'he' built in, marking the arrival.

  From: Heedless Choices →

• فلما وصل إلى بيته وجد الدبس قد سال كله

  When he reached his home, he found all the molasses had spilled.

  وَصَلَ — he reached. A bare past verb with 'he' built in, marking the reaching.

  From: Heedless Choices →