تَكُونbe

Example sentences

• ليمتحن أيسكن إِلَيْهَا فَتكون حَظه

  To test whether he finds contentment with them as his portion.

  فَتَكُونَ — so that it may be. 'Fa-' (so that) plus a subjunctive 'to be' verb (the '-a'), subject 'it' inside — 'so that they become…'. It sets up its predicate.

  From: Stages of the Seeker →

• فقال رسول الله والذي نفسي بيده لو تدومون على ما تكونون عندي وفي الذكر لصافحتكم الملائكة على فرشكم وفي طرقكم، ولكن يا حنظلة ساعة وساعة ثلاث مرات،

  The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: 'By Him in Whose Hand my soul is, if you remained in the state that you are with me and in remembrance, the angels would shake hands with you in your beds and on your paths. But, O Hanzala, a time and a time.' He repeated this three times.

  تَكُونُونَ — you are. A present 'to be', 'you are', sound masculine plural ('-una' = 'you all') — 'the state you ARE in with me'. It fills out the relative clause. The subject 'you' is in the verb.

  From: Devotion and Daily Life →

• فرب لذة عاجلة تكون سببًا لعذاب آجل،

  For, a momentary pleasure might cause future torment,

  تَكُونُ — might be. A present-tense verb meaning 'becomes' or 'is', here introducing what the pleasure turns into. Its subject is the earlier 'pleasure', and it links that subject to the noun that follows, putting that noun into the object case.

  From: Think Before You Act →

• فانظر أي الحالين تريد أن تكون عليه

  So consider which of the two conditions you want to be in.

  تَكُونَ — you be. A present-tense form of 'to be' in the subjunctive shape demanded by the 'to' particle before it, 'that you be'. The 'you' subject is inside it, and the altered ending marks it as the subordinate aim.

  From: Celebration and the Final Hour →

• وَأَمّا الَّتِي هِيَ لَك فعملك أجازيك بِهِ أحْوج مَا تكون إِلَيْهِ

  And as for the one that is for you, it is your deeds for which I will recompense you when you need it most.

  تَكُونُ — you are. This is a present-tense verb of being with 'you' built into it, the verb Arabic uses for a state, 'you are/will be'. It fills out the relative clause about the moment of greatest need.

  From: Worship and Repentance →