Arabic vocabulary
رَيْنcover in Arabic
رَيْن is how you say “cover” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Example sentences
وَلَوْ زَالَ رَيْنُ الْهَوَى عَنْ بَصَرِ بَصِيرَتِهِ لَرَأَى أَنَّهُ قَدْ شَقِيَ مِنْ حَيْثُ قَدَّرَ السَّعَادَةَ وَاغْتَمَّ مِنْ حَيْثُ ظَنَّ الْفَرَحَ وَأَلِمَ مِنْ حَيْثُ أَرَادَ اللَّذَّةَ
If the veil of desire were lifted from the eyes of his insight, he would see that he is miserable where he thought he was happy, grieved where he thought he was joyous, and in pain where he sought pleasure.
رَيْنُ — veil. Subject of 'lifted', nominative; first half of a possessive pair, 'the film of...', handing definiteness on.
From: The Discipline of Foresight →
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