شَاءَ (shaāʾa)to will
Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb شَاءَ (shaāʾa) — “to will”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.
Conjugation: شَاءَ يَشَاءُ
| Past · الماضي | Present · المضارع | Imperative · الأمر | Verbal noun · المصدر |
|---|---|---|---|
| شَاءَ shaāʾa | يَشَاءُ yashaāʾu | شَأْ shaa | مَشِيئَةٌ mashīaaun |
Meanings & examples
1. to will
- مَا شَاءَ اللهُ، مَا أَجْمَلَ الزَّهْرَةَ!God has willed it, how beautiful the flower is!
- شَاءَ القَدَرُ أَنْ يَلْتَقِيَا مُجَدَّدًا بَعْدَ سِنِينَ طَوِيلَةٍ.Fate willed that they meet again after many years.
- لَمْ يَكُنْ أَمْرًا سَهْلًا، وَلَكِنَّهُ فَعَلَ مَا شَاءَ لِيُثْبِتَ قُوَّتَهُ.It was not an easy matter, but he did what he willed to prove his strength.
2. to wish
- شَاءَ اللهُ أَنْ يَكُونَ كَذَلِكَ.God wished for it to be so.
- شَاءَ الوَلَدُ أَنْ يَأْكُلَ التُّفَّاحَةَ.The boy wished to eat the apple.
- هَلْ شِئْتَ أَنْ تَذْهَبَ مَعَنَا؟Did you wish to go with us?
3. to will, to wish
- إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ.If God wills.
- سَنَزُورُكُمْ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ قَرِيبًا.We will visit you soon, God willing.
- لَوْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ لَكَانَ الْأَمْرُ مُخْتَلِفًا.If God had willed, the matter would have been different.
4. to will ; to wish
- إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ سَنَلْتَقِي غَدًا.God willing, we will meet tomorrow.
- يَفْعَلُ اللهُ مَا يَشَاءُ.God does what He wills.
- لَوْ شَاءَ رَبُّكَ لَجَعَلَ النَّاسَ أُمَّةً وَاحِدَةً.If your Lord had willed, He would have made mankind one nation.
5. to want
- أَنَا أَشَاءُ أَنْ أَكُونَ طَبِيبًا فِي الْمُسْتَقْبَلِ.I want to be a doctor in the future.
- هَلْ تَشَاءُ أَنْ تَشْرَبَ الشَّايَ أَمِ الْقَهْوَةَ؟Do you want to drink tea or coffee?
- لَا يَشَاءُ الطِّفْلُ أَنْ يَنَامَ مُبَكِّرًا.The child does not want to sleep early.
6. to will ; to wish (God's will)
- إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ سَأَزُورُكَ غَدًا.God willing, I will visit you tomorrow.
- مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ كَانَ وَمَا لَمْ يَشَأْ لَمْ يَكُنْ.What God willed was, and what He did not will was not.
- إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ سَنَلْتَقِي قَرِيبًا.God willing, we will meet soon.
7. to wish, please
- افْعَلْ مَا تَشَاءُ، فَأَنَا لَا أُبَالِي.Do as you please, for I do not care.
- يُمْكِنُكَ أَنْ تَخْتَارَ مَا تَشَاءُ مِنَ الْهَدَايَا.You can choose whatever you please from the gifts.
- تَحَرَّكْ كَمَا تَشَاءُ فِي هَذِهِ الْغُرْفَةِ.Move as you please in this room.
8. willed
- إِذَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ، سَنَلْتَقِي غَدًا.If God willed, we will meet tomorrow.
- فَعَلَ مَا شَاءَ دُونَ اسْتِشَارَةِ أَحَدٍ.He did what he willed without consulting anyone.
- لَوْ شَاءَ لَكَانَ الأَمْرُ مُخْتَلِفًا تَمَامًا.If he had willed, the matter would have been completely different.
Meet شَاءَ in real books: every page in the library renders its verbs with this same table, plus line-by-line English and flashcards.