حُلَىadornment

Example sentences

• فَالزُّهْدُ عَلَى الزَّاهِدِ أَحْسَنُ مِنَ الْحُلَى عَلَى النَّاهِدِ

  So asceticism on the ascetic is better than adornment on the one who displays herself.

  الْحُلَى — the adornment. Definite noun, 'the adornment', governed by 'than' into the owned form. It is the outward ornament set against inner asceticism; the 'the' marks the known category of finery.

  From: Silence and Supplication →