رَمَادashes

Example sentences

• وعلى الضدّ من ذلك مَن لم تبقَ له حسنةٌ معتبرة وقد قضاها على الباطل فلا يقوم له وزن؛ أعماله كالسراب أو الرماد في يومٍ عاصف

  And on the contrary: whoever has no significant good deeds left—having wasted them on falsehood—has no weight; his deeds are like a mirage or ashes on a stormy day.

  الرَّمَادِ — ashes. 'the ashes', genitive carried under 'ka' across the 'or' — 'or like ashes'. The second image of worthlessness.

  From: Small Deeds, Great Reward →

• تلمع كالألعاب الناريّة لحظةً ثم تصير رمادًا

  they glimmer like fireworks for a moment, then turn to ashes.

  رَمَادًا — ashes. 'ashes', accusative predicate of 'become', indefinite — what they turn into.

  From: When Hidden Deeds Are Shown →