بَيْنٌbetween

Example sentences

• والاستدلال بالأدلة العامة ــ حيث لها دلالة ــ على وجهٍ يستلزم الجمعَ بين النقيضين،

  And using general evidence, where it has a connotation, in a way that requires reconciling contradictions.

  بَيْنَ — between. 'between' — an accusative adverb governing genitive — 'joining BETWEEN...'.

  From: Misguided Methodology →

• وكان أحياناً يدعو بعد التحميد بقوله اللهم باعد بيني وبين خطاياي

  And sometimes he would supplicate after the praise by saying: 'O Allah, distance me from my sins.'

  بَيْنِي — between me. 'between me' — 'bayna' plus 'me'; it opens the 'between me and...' frame.

  From: The Opening Chapter →

• وكان أحياناً يدعو بعد التحميد بقوله اللهم باعد بيني وبين خطاياي

  And sometimes he would supplicate after the praise by saying: 'O Allah, distance me from my sins.'

  وَبَيْنَ — and from. 'and between' — 'wa' plus 'bayna' again; Arabic repeats 'between' for both sides: 'between me and between my sins'.

  From: The Opening Chapter →

• فإذا قال ﴿إياك نعبد، وإياك نستعين﴾ قال هذه الآية، بيني وبين عبدي نصفين، ولعبدي ما سأل،

  When he says: "You alone we worship, and You alone we ask for help," He says: "This verse is between Me and My servant in halves, and for My servant is what he asked,"

  بَيْنِي — between Me. 'between Me' — 'bayna' plus 'me'; it opens the 'between Me and...' split.

  From: The Opening Chapter →

• فإذا قال ﴿إياك نعبد، وإياك نستعين﴾ قال هذه الآية، بيني وبين عبدي نصفين، ولعبدي ما سأل،

  When he says: "You alone we worship, and You alone we ask for help," He says: "This verse is between Me and My servant in halves, and for My servant is what he asked,"

  وَبَيْنَ — and between. 'and between' — 'wa' plus 'bayna' again; Arabic repeats 'between' for the second party.

  From: The Opening Chapter →

• فإذا قال ﴿إياك نعبد، وإياك نستعين﴾ قال هذه الآية، بيني وبين عبدي نصفين، ولعبدي ما سأل،

  So when he says: 'You alone we worship, and You alone we ask for help,' He says: 'This verse is between Me and My servant, and for My servant is what he asked for.'

  بَيْنِي — between Me. 'between Me' — 'bayna' plus 'me'; it opens the 'between Me and...' split.

  From: Praise and Petition in Prayer →

• فإذا قال ﴿إياك نعبد، وإياك نستعين﴾ قال هذه الآية، بيني وبين عبدي نصفين، ولعبدي ما سأل،

  So when he says: 'You alone we worship, and You alone we ask for help,' He says: 'This verse is between Me and My servant, and for My servant is what he asked for.'

  وَبَيْنَ — and between. 'and between' — 'wa' plus 'bayna' again; Arabic repeats 'between' for the second party.

  From: Praise and Petition in Prayer →

• عمرك وَهُوَ وقتك الْحَاضِر بَين مَا مضى وَمَا يسْتَقْبل

  Your life is your present time between what has passed and what is to come.

  بَيْنَ — between. This word sets up a 'between two bounds' frame and grips what follows in the after-preposition ending. Here the two bounds are whole clauses, 'what has passed' and 'what is to come', with the present moment poised between them.

  From: Repentance and Resolve →

• وَلَكِن الشَّأْن فِي عمرك وَهُوَ وقتك الَّذِي بَين الْوَقْتَيْنِ

  But the matter is in your life, which is your present time between the two periods.

  بَيْنَ — between. The 'between two bounds' word again, gripping what follows in the genitive. Here the two bounds are the periods before and after, with the present time set squarely between them.

  From: Repentance and Resolve →

• وَمَا اجْتَمَعَ قَوْمٌ فِي بَيْتٍ مِنْ بُيُوتِ اللَّهِ يَتْلُونَ كِتَابَ اللَّهِ، وَيَتَدَارَسُونَهُ فِيمَا بَيْنَهُمْ؛

  No people gather in one of the houses of Allah, reciting the Book of Allah and studying it among themselves;

  بَيْنَهُمْ — between them. 'Among them', the 'between' word with the plural 'them' fused on, closing 'among themselves'. It encircles the studying within the gathered company.

  From: Easing a Believer's Hardship →