بُعْدdistance

Example sentences

• لِأَنَّهُ يَبْعُدُ أَنْ يُفْهَمَ الْمَقْصُودُ مِنْ وَضْعِ الْهَوَى فِي النَّفْسِ

  Because it is rare for someone to understand the purpose of placing desire in the soul.

  يَبْعُدُ — it is unlikely. Present-tense verb, subject 'it' built in — 'it is far-fetched'.

  From: When Desire Exceeds Its Bounds →

• فقال ثم صار المتأخرون بعد ذلك قد يتناظرون في أنواع التأويل والقياس بما يؤثر في ظن بعض الناس،

  and he said: "Then later generations debated forms of interpretation and analogy that influence the thinking of some,

  بَعْدَ — after. 'after' — accusative time-adverb, head of an 'of' pairing with 'that'.

  From: Rules of Scholarly Debate →

• تالله مَا عدا عَلَيْك الْعدو إِلَّا بعد أَن تولى عَنْك الْوَلِيّ

  By Allah, no enemy came upon you except after the Protector withdrew from you.

  بَعْدَ — after. A time-word 'after', frozen in the accusative and governing what follows in the genitive — 'after that…'. It sets the assault in sequence: only once the Protector withdrew.

  From: Guarding the Heart →

• لَو تَخَيَّلت قرب الأحباب لأقمت المأتم على بعْدك

  If you imagined the closeness of loved ones, you would hold a funeral for your distance.

  بُعْدِكِ — your distance. 'Distance / remoteness' with '-ki' (your, feminine) attached, genitive after 'for' — 'your being far'. What you would mourn: your own distance from them.

  From: Night Prayer and Nearness to God →

• وَإِنْ مِنْ عُقُوبَةِ السَّيِّئَةِ السَّيِّئَةِ بُعْدُهَا

  And indeed, among the punishment for an evil deed is the evil that follows it.

  بُعْدُهَا — after it. A noun 'what-comes-after' with a feminine 'it' ending, 'its aftermath'. The attached possessor reaches back to the evil deed, naming the further evil that follows it.

  From: Truthfulness and Righteousness →