يَسْتَحِيis ashamed

Example sentences

• فيستحي ربه أَن يرَاهُ على مَا يكره

  So the servant is ashamed that his Lord might see him in what He dislikes.

  فَيَسْتَحِي — so he is ashamed. 'Fa-' (so) plus a present-tense form-X verb 'feels shame / shyness', subject 'he' inside. The result: the servant grows ashamed before God.

  From: Humility Before the Divine →

• فالعاقل من يتفكر في أول أمره وآخره، فيستحي من الله تعالى أن يعصيه،

  The wise one is he who reflects on his beginning and his end, and feels shy before Allah to disobey Him,

  فَيَسْتَحِي — and feels shy. The joined 'so' plus a present-tense verb carrying its own 'he' subject, marking the result of reflecting: he feels shame. The 'so' ties the shame to the reflection as its outcome.

  From: A Path to Mercy →