وَ«قَعَدْتُ عَنِ الْحَرْبِ جُبْنًا» أَيْ لِلْجُبْنِ.
Translation: And: I stayed away from war out of cowardice—that is, because of fearfulness/cowardice.
Here jubnan expresses an inner cause/motive, not necessarily an outcome being pursued. “Why?” can ask about motivation as well as intention.
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Al-Mafʿūl Lahu: Expressing the Reason for an Action
وَ«قَعَدْتُ عَنِ الْحَرْبِ جُبْنًا» أَيْ لِلْجُبْنِ.
Translation: And: I stayed away from war out of cowardice—that is, because of fearfulness/cowardice.
Here jubnan expresses an inner cause/motive, not necessarily an outcome being pursued. “Why?” can ask about motivation as well as intention.