رَفَعَto raise

Example sentences

• 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.

  يَرْفَعُكَ — elevates you. Present-tense verb 'yarfa'' = 'it raises'; '-ka' = 'you', so 'raises you'.

  From: Small Daily Habits →

• وَجَبَ عَلَيْهِ أَنْ يَرْفَعَ كُلَّ حَادِثَةٍ إِلَى حَاكِمِ الْعَقْلِ

  He must refer every occurrence to the judge of reason.

  يَرْفَعَ — he refers. Present-tense verb pushed into the subjunctive by the 'to' before it (note the bare '-a' ending); 'he' is built in. Literally 'raise, refer upward'.

  From: The Discipline of Foresight →

• ثم ترفعه بقيّةُ توحيده وأعماله الصادقة؛

  then what remains of his belief in God's oneness and his sincere deeds will elevate him;

  تَرْفَعُهُ — will elevate him. Present 'raises him', with 'him' attached as object; subject 'the remnant' next; verb-first.

  From: When Hidden Deeds Are Shown →

• وَيُعْطِي وَيمْنَع ويعز ويذل ويخفض وَيرْفَع

  And He gives and withholds, honors and humiliates, lowers and raises,

  وَيَرْفَعُ — and raises. 'And' plus a present-tense verb 'raises / lifts', subject 'He' inside. The opposite of 'lowers', closing the run of paired powers.

  From: God's Majesty →

• والحاجياتِ التي ترفعُ الحرجَ والمشقَّةَ،

  needs that alleviate difficulty and hardship,

  تَرْفَعُ — alleviate. 'raise / lift away,' the verb of the relative clause — needs are what 'lift off' difficulty. Its two objects (hardship and strain) follow; the present tense states their standing function.

  From: Five Objectives of Islamic Law →

• فَقَالَ لَهُ سَعْدٌ وَرَفَعَ صَوْتَهُ عَلَيْهِ

  Sa'd said to him and raised his voice at him.

  وَرَفَعَ — and raised. A leading 'and' joining a second past verb 'and raised'; with 'he' inside, it adds a simultaneous action onto the speaking. It describes how the words were delivered.

  From: Warning Before the Battle of Badr →

• فَقَالَ لَهُ أُمْيَّةُ لَا تَرْفَعْ صَوْتَكَ يَا سَعْدُ

  Umayya said to him, 'Do not raise your voice, O Sa'd.'

  تَرْفَعْ — you raise. A present verb with 'you' inside, here in the clipped (jussive) ending demanded by the 'do not' before it. That shortened ending is precisely how Arabic marks the verb as a prohibition.

  From: Warning Before the Battle of Badr →