Usages of ليت
ليت الدنيا خيال جميل.layta d-dunyâ khayâlun jamîl
If only the world were a beautiful fantasy.
ليت هذه الأمنية تتحقق في الواقع.layta hâdhihi al-'umniyyata tatahaqqaqu fî al-wâqi'i
If only this wish would come true in reality.
ليت لهذا العصفور جناحا كبيرا.laita lihâdhâ al-'usfûri janâhan kabîran
If only this bird had a large wing.
ليت الحرية دائمة في هذه الدنيا.layta al-hurriyyata dâ'imatun fî hâdhihi d-dunyâ
If only freedom were permanent in this world.
ليتني أعيش في خيال أبدي.laytanî a'îshu fî khayâlin abadiyyin
I wish I lived in an eternal fantasy.
ليته يجد حرية دائمة.laytahu yajidu hurriyyatan dâ'imatan.
If only he would find lasting freedom.
ليت المصمم جعل المتاهة لعبة سهلة.laita almusammima ja'ala almatâhata lu'batan sahlatan.
I wish the designer had made the maze an easy game.
ليت المراهق يطيع والدته ولا يعاندها.layta almurâhiqa yutî'u wâlidatahu walâ yu'âniduhâ
If only the teenager would obey his mother and not act stubbornly with her.
ليتك لا تتذمرين من كل شيء في البيت.laytaki lâ tatadhammarîna min kulli shay'in fî al-bayt
If only you would not complain about everything in the house.
ليت الخلاصة منعشة!layta al-khulâsata mun'ishah!
I wish the essence were refreshing!
ليت هذه التركيبة مميزة وجديدة.layta hâdhihi t-tarkîbata mumayyazatun wa-jadîdatun.
I wish this formula were distinctive and new.
ليت العبير منعش اليوم!layta al-'abîra mun'ishun al-yawma!
I wish the fragrance were refreshing today!
ليت الخبير ابتكر تركيبة جديدة.layta al-khabîra ibtakara tarkîbatan jadîdatan
I wish the expert had invented a new formula.
ليتني اجتزت خط النهاية اجتيازا!laytani ijtaztu khatta n-nihâyati ijtiyâzan
If only I had actually crossed the finish line!
رحم الله جدي، ليتني أتعلم منه فأشذب الأشجار جيدا.rahima allâhu jaddî, laytanî ataallamu minhu fa'ushadhdhiba al'ashjâra jayyidan
May God have mercy on my grandfather; if only I could learn from him so that I could prune the trees well.
ليت المطر ينزل فتنمو الحديقة كالغابة.layta al-mataru yanzilu fatanmuwa al-hadîqatu kal-ghâbati
I wish the rain would fall so the garden would grow like a forest.
رفع الغطاء، وتلاشت الحمامة؛ ليت المتفرج يعرف السر.rufia al-ghitâ'u, wa talâshati al-hamâmatu; laita al-mutafarrija yarifu as-sirra.
The cover was lifted, and the dove vanished; if only the spectator knew the secret.
ليت الزرافة سريعة مثل الغزال.layta azzarâfata sarî'atun mithla al-ghazâl
I wish the giraffe was as fast as the gazelle.
ليت النمر لا يقترب من الزرافة.layta an-namira lâ yaqtaribu mina az-zarâfati
I wish the tiger would not approach the giraffe.
ليت القرش والتمساح في البحر.layta al-qirsha wa-ttimsâha fi al-bahri
I wish the shark and the crocodile were in the sea.
ليت الضفدع يختبئ من النسر.layta ad-difda'a yakhtabi'u mina an-nasri
I wish the frog would hide from the eagle.
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