رَاقَبَto observe

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.

  رَاقِبْ — observe!. Command 'raqib' = 'watch!, observe!' to one person; 'you' is built in.

  From: Small Daily Habits →

• فَاعْتَبَرَهَا فَرَاقَبَهَا

  So it considered them and watched over them.

  فَرَاقَبَهَا — so it watched over them. 'fa-' = 'so'; past-tense verb, subject 'it' built in; '-ha' = 'them' object.

  From: Intellect and Faith →

• كلما راقبتها في التفاصيل الصغيرة صار أثرُها في القرارات الكبيرة أصدق

  The more you watch over it in the small details, the more truthful its impact becomes on major decisions.

  رَاقَبْتَهَا — you observe it. A Form III verb, 'you watched over / monitored,' with 'you' (-ta) and 'it' (-ha, the intention). After 'the more,' the past reads as a general 'whenever you watch it.' The first half of the proportion: tending intention in the small.

  From: Purifying Your Intentions →