يَتَقَلَّبُkeeps shifting

Example sentences

• أَوْ زَاهِدٌ يَتَقَلَّبُ بِرَأْيِهِ الْفَاسِدِ فِي جَهَالَتِهِ،

  Or an ascetic who keeps shifting his corrupt opinion in his ignorance,

  يتقلبُ — he keeps shifting. A present-tense verb whose 'ya-' prefix carries a 'he' subject built in, its form here conveying a repeated, habitual turning. It describes the ongoing behaviour of the ascetic, the constant shifting that marks him out.

  From: Guidance for the Seeker →