عَافَسَengage with

Example sentences

• فإذا خرجنا من عند رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم عافسنا الأزواج والأولاد والضيعات نسينا كثيراً

  But when we leave the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, we get involved with our wives, children, and livelihood and forget much.

  عَافَسْنَا — we get involved with. A past verb 'busy ourselves with / get tangled up in', with '-na' = 'we'. It takes the next nouns as its objects — the worldly things that crowd out remembrance. The subject is sealed in the verb.

  From: Devotion and Daily Life →

• فإذا خرجنا من عندك عافسنا الأزواج والأولاد والضيعات نسينا كثيراً

  But when we leave your presence, we get involved with our wives, children, and livelihood and forget much.

  عَافَسْنَا — we get involved with. Past verb 'busy ourselves with / get tangled in' with '-na' = 'we'. It takes the worldly objects that follow. The subject is sealed in the verb.

  From: Devotion and Daily Life →