بَيْنَ between in Arabic

والوحشة بَين العَبْد وَبَين ربّه

And estrangement between the servant and their Lord.

بَيْنَ between

bayna = 'between'; the noun after it takes the 'of' (genitive) ending.

From Returning to God

والوحشة بَين العَبْد وَبَين ربّه

And estrangement between the servant and their Lord.

وَبَيْنَ and between

wa- = 'and'; bayna ('between') is repeated before the second side — the common 'between X and between Y' pattern.

From Returning to God

كم بين قوله لآدم إني جاعل في الأرض خليفة،

How vast is the difference between His words to Adam: 'I will place a vicegerent on earth,'

بَيْنَ between

bayna = 'between'; the noun after it takes the 'of' ending.

From Adam's Descent

ينبع الطريق إلى تهذيب النفس من ملاحظة اللحظة الصغيرة التي تمر بين شهيق وزفير

The path to refining the soul springs from noticing the small moment that passes between inhalation and exhalation.

بَيْنَ between

'bayna' = 'between'.

From Small Daily Habits

افصل بين الحاجة والرغبة؛ الحاجة تُقيمك، والرغبة إن تُركت بلا ضابط تستهلكك

Distinguish between need and desire; need establishes you, while desire, if left unchecked, consumes you.

بَيْنَ between

'bayna' = 'between'.

From On Sincerity

فَقل لَهُ اشرب مَا بَين ضفتي النَّهر أَو الْمَدّ

Then say to him, 'Drink what is between the banks of the river or the tide.'

بَيْنَ between

'bayna' = 'between'.

From Luqman's Response to Injustice

فَإِنَّهُ سَيَقُولُ لَك اشرب مَا بَين الضفتين

For he will say to you, 'Drink what is between the riverbanks.'

بَيْنَ between

'bayna' = 'between'.

From Luqman's Response to Injustice

فَإِذا قَالَ لَك ذَلِك فَقل لَهُ احْبِسْ عني الْمَدّ حَتَّى اشرب مَا بَين الضفتين

Then if he says that to you, say to him: 'Hold back the tide from me until I drink what is between the riverbanks.'

بَيْنَ between

'bayna' = 'between'.

From Luqman's Response to Injustice

وَقَدْ يَقَعُ التَّسَاوِي بَيْنَهُمَا فِي الْمَيْلِ بِالْهَوَى

And there may be equality between them in inclination towards desire.

بَيْنَهُمَا between them

'Between' with a dual 'them-two' attached. Arabic has a dedicated form for exactly two, folded onto the end here, so 'between the two of them' arrives as a single word.

From The Discipline of Foresight

وبين ما يسميه هو عقليات من الأمور المأخوذة عن بعض الطواغيت من المشركين وأهل الكتاب وغير ذلك من أنواع الاعتبار

And between what he calls 'rationalities' taken from some tyrants among the polytheists, People of the Book, and other forms of consideration.

وَبَيْنَ and between

'and between' — 'wa' plus 'bayna'; this completes the 'reconcile between X AND between Y' begun in the previous line. 'bayna' governs the genitive.

From Judging by Revelation

وَأخرج من بَين الْبيُوت لعلني أحدث عَنْك الْقلب بالسر خَالِيا

I leave the houses, hoping to speak of you with a heart empty of everything else.

بَيْنَ among

A place-word 'between / amid', frozen in the accusative and governing the genitive — 'from amid the houses'. After 'min' it names the midst one comes out of.

From Love and Devotion to God

وجاز الجمعُ به بين فريضةٍ ونوافلَ،

It is permissible to combine an obligatory prayer with supererogatory prayers using it.

بَيْنَ between

'between' — Arabic says 'combine BETWEEN A and B' where English says 'combine A and B.' It sits in the -a form and sets up the two things joined: an obligatory prayer and voluntary ones.

From When Earth Replaces Water

أمّا الجمعُ بين فريضتين فليس بجائز

As for combining two obligatory prayers, it is not permissible.

بَيْنَ between

'between' again — 'combining between...'. It sets up the two items, but here both will be obligatory prayers, the case the rule forbids.

From When Earth Replaces Water

فلا يجمعُ بين صلاتينِ مفروضتينِ بتيممٍ واحدٍ، ويجوز أن يُضمَّ إلى الفريضةِ نوافلُ معها

Two obligatory prayers cannot be combined with a single dry ablution, but it is permissible to add optional prayers to it.

بَيْنَ between

Arabic says 'combine BETWEEN A and B' where English says 'combine A and B.' This 'between' (in the -a form) sets up the two things at issue — two obligatory prayers, named next.

From Purification Without Water

وهكذا يُفهَمُ تنظيمُ العلمِ، ومنعُ الاعتداءِ، وصيانةُ الأموالِ والعقودِ، وتوفيرُ أسبابِ التعارفِ والرحمةِ بين الناس؛

Thus, the organization of knowledge, prevention of aggression, safeguarding of wealth and contracts, and provision of means for acquaintance and compassion among people is understood;

بَيْنَ among

'among / between,' in the -a form, setting where the acquaintance and mercy hold — among people. It points to 'the people' next as the social field these aims serve.

From Five Objectives of Islamic Law

إذ المقاصدُ ميزانٌ يعيدُ ترتيبَ الأولوياتِ ويَجمعُ بين نصٍّ مُحكَمٍ وعقلٍ راشدٍ وواقعٍ مُتغيِّر

For the objectives are a scale that reorders priorities and integrates clear text, sound intellect, and changing reality.

بَيْنَ between

'between' — 'bring together BETWEEN A, B and C,' the idiom for reconciling several things. In the -a form, it opens the three the objectives hold together: text, intellect, reality.

From Five Objectives of Islamic Law

يُحسنُ الظنَّ بمخالفه، فيُفسِّر كلامَه على أفضلِ محاملِه ما دام يحتمل، ويُفرّق بين نقضِ القولِ وإهانةِ القائل

He thinks well of his opponent, interpreting his words in the best possible light as long as they can bear it, and distinguishes between refuting the statement and insulting the speaker.

بَيْنَ between

'between' — 'distinguish BETWEEN A and B,' the idiom for telling two things apart. In the -a form, it opens the pair he keeps separate: refuting a statement versus insulting its speaker.

From Mercy in Disagreement

فتجمع بين سرعةِ الحركة وصوابِ الاتجاه

Thus, you combine speed of movement with correctness of direction.

بَيْنَ between

'between' — 'combine BETWEEN A and B,' the idiom for holding two things together. In the -a form, it opens the pair you unite: swift movement AND correct direction, named next.

From Purifying Your Intentions

فقال نعم، ومن يحول بينه وبين التوبة؟

He said, 'Yes, and who can prevent him from repentance?'

بَيْنَهُ him

This is 'between' fused with 'him' — the first arm of the 'between X and Y' idiom. The pronoun points to the penitent. The matching 'and between' comes next to complete the barring image.

From Righteous Company

فقال نعم، ومن يحول بينه وبين التوبة؟

He said, 'Yes, and who can prevent him from repentance?'

وَبَيْنَ and

This is 'and' plus a repeated 'between' — the second arm of the idiom 'between him AND repentance'. Arabic repeats 'between' before the second item rather than just using 'and'. Together: 'who could come between him and repentance?' = no one.

From Righteous Company

فأتاهم ملك في صورة آدمي فجعلوه بينهم أي حكماً

Then an angel came to them in the form of a human, and they made him a judge among them.

بَيْنَهُمْ among them

This is 'among' fused with 'them' — 'among them', placing the appointed role within their midst. The pronoun points to the two angel-camps. So they set him up as arbiter between them.

From Righteous Company

فقال قيسوا ما بين الأرضين فإلى أيتهما كان أدنى فهو له،

He said, 'Measure the distance between the two lands, and whichever he is closer to is his.'

بَيْنَ between

This means 'between' and it sets up a span across two points. It governs the noun that follows — and that noun is a DUAL, 'the two lands'. So 'between' here straddles exactly two places.

From Righteous Company

والقول الفصل هو الذي يفصل بين الحق والباطل فيميز هذا من هذا

The decisive word is that which distinguishes between truth and falsehood, separating one from the other.

بَيْنَ between

A preposition meaning 'between', which here governs the two nouns linked by 'and' after it. It forces the genitive on what follows and sets up a two-sided relation, naming the pair the word separates.

From Witnesses to God's Word

والقول الفصل هو الذي يفصل بين الحق والباطل فيميز هذا من هذا

The decisive word is that which separates truth from falsehood, distinguishing one from the other.

بَيْنَ between

A noun 'between' governing the two following nouns into the genitive, here truth and falsehood. It pulls in the pair it stands between.

From Signs of Resurrection