Arabic and English Sentence Patterns: A Comparative Guide

54 | P a g e EXAMPLES (( ﻟﻮ ﯾﻌﻠﻢ اﻟﻈﺎﻟﻢ ﻣﺎ أﻋﺪه ﷲ ﻟﻠﻤﻈﻠﻮم .. ﻟﺒﺨﻞ اﻟﻈﺎﻟﻢ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﻤﻈﻠﻮم ﺑﻈﻠﻤﮫ ﻟﮫ. )) .۱ اﻟﺸﻌﺮاوي “If the oppressor were to know what God has prepared for the oppressed . . he would be miserly in his injustice [toward them]. ” 92 (( ﻓﻘﺎل: ﯾﺎ رﯾﺖ اﻟﺸﺒﺎب ﯾﺘﻌﻠﻤﻮن ﻣﻨﻜﻢ! )) .۲ “He said, ‘I wish the young people would learn from you!’” 93 16