الله يشفيها
allah yashfīha
الله يشفيها (allah yashfīha) is the Arabic way to say "may Allah heal her".
This phrase is used as a prayer or a sympathetic response when you hear that a female person is sick or injured.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of Allah (God), yashfī (heals/is healing) and the suffix -hā (her).
Which one should you use?
To change the prayer from "may Allah heal her" to "may Allah heal him", you would change the suffix to -hu (الله يشفيه – Allah yashfīhu).
How does it change in a sentence?
The verb yashfī is in the third-person masculine singular form to agree with Allah, while the suffix -hā is the third-person feminine singular object pronoun meaning "her".
How do you pronounce it?
allah yashfīha
When do people say it?
When someone says Allah yashfīha to you, a common response is آمين (Ameen).
Did you know?
- In Arabic culture, it is common to use this phrase even if the person being discussed is not a Muslim, as the wish for healing is seen as a universal act of kindness.
- While the phrase is a prayer, it is often used as a standard social reflex in the same way an English speaker might say 'I am sorry to hear that' during a routine conversation.
- While آمين ('Ameen') is the standard reply, a person might also respond with جزاك الله خيراً ('May Allah reward you with goodness') to thank the speaker for their prayer.
Examples in context
- الله يشفيهاMay Allah heal her
- الله يرحمها ويشفيهاMay Allah have mercy on her and heal her
- الله يشفيها في أقرب وقت.Allāhu yashfīhā fī aqrabi waqt.May Allah heal her as soon as possible.
- سمعت أنها مريضة، الله يشفيها.Sami'tu annahā marīḍah, Allāhu yashfīhā.I heard she is sick, may Allah heal her.
- الله يشفيها ويرفع عنها المرض.Allāhu yashfīhā wa yarfa'u 'anhā al-maraḍ.May Allah heal her and lift the illness from her.
Example conversation
Yousef and Maryam are talking about a mutual friend in the hospital.
- يوسف Youssefكيف حال صديقتنا في المستشفى؟Kayfa ḥālu ṣadīqatunā fī al-mustashfā?How is our friend in the hospital?
- مريم Maryamهي متعبة جداً، الله يشفيها.Hiya mut'ibah jiddan, Allāhu yashfīhā.She is very tired, may Allah heal her.
- يوسف Youssefآمين، هل زرتها اليوم؟Āmīn, hal zurtahā al-yawm?Amen, did you visit her today?
- مريم Maryamلا، سأذهب لزيارتها غداً.Lā, sa-adhhabu li-ziyāratihā ghadan.No, I will go to visit her tomorrow.
