بَرَكَةٌblessings

Example sentences

• ومحق الْبركَة فِي الرزق والعمر وحرمان الْعلم

  And the removal of blessings in sustenance and lifespan, and deprivation of knowledge.

  الْبَرَكَةِ — of blessings. al- = 'the'; the 'of…' word: 'of the blessing' (baraka).

  From: Returning to God →

• ومن خف منامه ظهرت بركة عمره

  Whoever sleeps lightly, the blessings in his life are evident.

  بَرَكَةُ — the blessing. This is the front half of 'blessing of his life', a possessive pairing with no word for 'of'. It is the subject of the feminine verb before it, which is why that verb is feminine; its definiteness comes from the owner that follows.

  From: Eating in Moderation →

• ومن ثقل نومه محقت بركة عمره

  Whoever sleeps heavily, the blessings in his life are diminished.

  بَرَكَةُ — the blessing. This is the front half of 'blessing of his life', a possessive pairing, and the subject of the passive verb before it, which is why that verb is feminine. Its definiteness is supplied by the owner that follows.

  From: Eating in Moderation →