وَرَقleaves

Example sentences

• تبدلت أوراقه عن الورق غربان البين فقامت تندب الآثار

  Its leaves were replaced by the ravens of parting, and they stood lamenting the traces,

  أَوْرَاقُهُ — its leaves. This is the subject of the verb, placed after it as Arabic prefers, and it carries an attached 'its' that points back to the garden or tree from the surrounding imagery. The suffix tracks the possessor, so it means 'its leaves' and names what underwent the change.

  From: Preferring the Hereafter →

• تبدلت أوراقه عن الورق غربان البين فقامت تندب الآثار

  Its leaves were replaced by the ravens of parting, and they stood lamenting the traces,

  الْوَرَقِ — the parting. In the genitive because the 'from' before it governs it, this noun names the thing left behind in the exchange. The 'the' makes it the specific foliage in view, completing 'in place of the leaves'.

  From: Preferring the Hereafter →