كُنbe

Example sentences

• وكن فِي الدُّنْيَا كالنحلة

  And be in the world like a bee.

  وَكُنْ — and be. A command from the verb 'to be', shortened to its short form as the hollow root's vowel drops in the imperative. This verb sets its following description into the accusative, the case its predicate takes.

  From: Contentment with What God Wills →

• الذي قال للكون كن فواتى،

  Who said to the universe, "Be," and it came into existence,

  كُن — Be. This is a command-form verb meaning 'Be!', addressed to creation, with the 'you' built into the command shape. Arabic forms a direct order by stripping the verb to this bare imperative, so the single word is the entire creative command, needing no separate subject.

  From: Death and Decree →