يَنْحِيdrives away

Example sentences

• وَقَالَ بَعْضُ الصَّحَابَةِ إِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ يَنْحِي شَيْطَانَهُ كَمَا يَنْحِي أَحَدُكُمْ بَعِيرَهُ فِي السَّفَرِ

  And some of the Companions said that the believer drives away his devil as one of you drives off his camel on a journey.

  يَنْحِي — drives away. A present-tense verb 'drives away' with its 'he' subject built in, stating what the believer habitually does to his devil. Its plain present form marks an ongoing, characteristic action.

  From: Staying Firm in Faith →

• وَقَالَ بَعْضُ الصَّحَابَةِ إِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ يَنْحِي شَيْطَانَهُ كَمَا يَنْحِي أَحَدُكُمْ بَعِيرَهُ فِي السَّفَرِ

  And some of the Companions said that the believer drives away his devil as one of you drives off his camel on a journey.

  يَنْحِي — drives away. The same 'drives away' verb repeated inside the simile, with its subject following. Reusing the verb keeps the two halves of the comparison exactly parallel.

  From: Staying Firm in Faith →