A2verb
رَجَا
rajā
he hoped / he expected
Example
مَنْ كَانَ يَرْجُو لِقَاءَ اللَّهِ فَإِنَّ أَجَلَ اللَّهِ لَآتٍ
man kāna yarjū liqāʾa Allāhi fa-inna ajala Allāhi laʾāt
Whoever hopes for the meeting with Allah — indeed, the term of Allah is coming (29:5)
Grammar
Defective verb. Noun: رَجَاءٌ (hope). Present tense: يَرْجُو. Used with لِقَاء اللَّه (meeting with God).
Culture
Hope in God (rajāʾ) is paired with fear (khawf) as the two wings of worship in Islamic spirituality.