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مَا شَاءَ اللَّه
mā shāʾa llāh
what God has willed (expressing admiration)
B2phraseroot: ش-ي-أ / أ-ل-ه
ما شاءَ اللَّه، بَيتُكَ جَميلٌ جِدًّا!
mā shāʾa llāh, baytuka jamīlun jiddan!
How wonderful, your house is very beautiful!
بِإِذْنِ اللَّه
bi-idhni llāh
by God's permission
B2phraseroot: أ-ذ-ن / أ-ل-ه
سَيَتَحَسَّنُ الوَضعُ بِإذنِ اللَّه.
sayataḥassanu l-waḍʿu bi-idhni llāh.
The situation will improve, by God's permission.
سُبْحَانَ اللَّه
subhāna llāh
glory be to God (expressing wonder)
B2phraseroot: س-ب-ح / أ-ل-ه
سُبحانَ اللَّه، ما أَجمَلَ الطَّبيعَة!
subḥāna llāh, mā ajmala ṭ-ṭabīʿa!
Glory be to God, how beautiful nature is!
بِسْمِ اللَّه
bismi llāh
in the name of God
B2phraseroot: س-م-و / أ-ل-ه
بِسمِ اللَّه، نَبدَأُ عَمَلَنا.
bismi llāh, nabdaʾu ʿamalanā.
In the name of God, we begin our work.
جَزَاكَ اللَّهُ خَيْرًا
jazāka llāhu khayran
may God reward you with good
B2phraseroot: ج-ز-ي / أ-ل-ه / خ-ي-ر
جَزاكَ اللَّهُ خَيرًا عَلى مُساعَدَتِك.
jazāka llāhu khayran ʿalā musāʿadatik.
May God reward you for your help.
لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّه
lā hawla wa-lā quwwata illā bi-llāh
there is no power nor strength except through God
B2phraseroot: ح-و-ل / ق-و-ي / أ-ل-ه
لا حَولَ ولا قُوَّةَ إلّا بِاللَّه، الوَضعُ صَعب.
lā ḥawla wa-lā quwwata illā bi-llāh, al-waḍʿu ṣaʿb.
There is no power except through God; the situation is difficult.
تَوَكَّلتُ عَلَى اللَّه
tawakkaltu ʿalā llāh
I put my trust in God
B2phraseroot: و-ك-ل / أ-ل-ه
تَوَكَّلتُ عَلى اللَّهِ وَبَدَأتُ المَشروع.
tawakkaltu ʿalā llāhi wa-badaʾtu l-mashrūʿ.
I put my trust in God and started the project.
بَارَكَ اللَّهُ فِيك
bāraka llāhu fīk
may God bless you
B2phraseroot: ب-ر-ك / أ-ل-ه
بارَكَ اللَّهُ فيكَ عَلى كَرَمِك.
bāraka llāhu fīka ʿalā karamik.
May God bless you for your generosity.
بَلْ
bal
rather / but rather
B2particleroot: -
لَم يَكُن غاضِبًا بَل كانَ حَزينًا.
lam yakun ghāḍiban bal kāna ḥazīnan.
He was not angry; rather, he was sad.
لَكِنَّ
lakinna
but / however (emphatic)
B2particleroot: ل-ك-ن
الامتِحانُ صَعبٌ لَكِنَّهُ عادِل.
al-imtiḥānu ṣaʿbun lakinnahu ʿādil.
The exam is difficult, but it is fair.
مَعَ ذَلِك
maʿa dhālik
however / nevertheless
B2phraseroot: -
الطَّقسُ سَيِّئ، وَمَعَ ذلِكَ ذَهَبنا.
aṭ-ṭaqsu sayyiʾ, wa-maʿa dhālika dhahabnā.
The weather was bad; however, we went.
بِالإِضَافَةِ إِلَى
bi-l-iḍāfati ilā
in addition to
B2phraseroot: ض-ي-ف
بِالإضافَةِ إلى عَمَلِهِ، يَدرُسُ في الجامِعَة.
bi-l-iḍāfati ilā ʿamalihī, yadrusu fī l-jāmiʿa.
In addition to his work, he studies at the university.