طَرْفَgaze

Example sentences

• وَغَضَّ الطَّرْفَ عَمَّنْ سِوَاهُمْ،

  And lower your gaze from anyone except them.

  الطَّرْفَ — the gaze. This noun is the thing acted on by 'lower', sitting in the object slot with the object (accusative) ending: the gaze. With the verb before it it forms the set phrase 'lower the gaze'. Its definite al- (assimilating into the sun letter) treats the gaze as the known, specific one.

  From: Choosing Good Companions →

• وَاغْضُضْ الطَرْفَ تَسْتَرِحْ

  Lower your gaze and you will rest.

  الطَرْفَ — your gaze. A definite noun carrying 'the', meaning the gaze or glance, the direct object of 'lower', so it takes the object ending. As what the command acts upon, it is the thing the listener is told to drop. So it names the gaze that must be cast down.

  From: Vigilance Against Worldly Deception →