أَيُّهَاO you

Example sentences

• ثم يقال يا أيها الناس هلم إلى ربكم ، وقفوهم إنهم مسؤولون ،

  Then it will be said: 'O people, come to your Lord, and stop them, for they will be questioned,'

  أَيُّهَا — you. This attention-word teams with 'O' to address a DEFINITE noun — Arabic cannot call 'O the people' directly, so it inserts this 'you there' between them: 'O you, the people!'. It is the bridge to the definite vocative noun.

  From: The Return of Jesus →

• أيها الناس، إن الله خلق السموات والأرض في ستة أشهر، ثم استوى على العرش

  O people, indeed Allah created the heavens and the earth in six months, then rose over the Throne.

  أَيُّهَا — O. This is the special calling word used to address a definite group, working together with a following 'O' sense. It signals that what comes next is a direct address to an audience, the formal way of opening a speech to people present.

  From: Justice in the Field →

• وَقَالَ تَعَالَى الْحَدِيد يَا أَيهَا الَّذين آمنُوا اتَّقوا الله وآمنوا بِرَسُولِهِ يُؤْتكُم كِفْلَيْنِ من رَحمته وَيجْعَل لكم نورا تمشون بِهِ

  And the Exalted said (in Sūrah al‑Hadīd): “O you who have believed, fear Allah and believe in His Messenger; He will grant you a double portion of His mercy and will make for you a light by which you will walk.”

  أَيُّهَا — O (vocative marker). A vocative attention-word that pairs with the calling particle to address a defined group, roughly 'O you...'. It bridges the 'O' to the relative phrase naming the addressees.

  From: Following Desires →

• فَقَالَ تَعَالَىٰ يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اِصْبِرُوا وَصَابِرُوا وَرَابِطُوا وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَفْلَحُونَ

  Allah, the Exalted, said: O you who have believed, be patient, persevere, keep watch at your posts, and fear Allah, so that you may succeed.

  أَيُّهَا — you. A vocative connector that bridges the call-particle to the definite group being addressed. It is the standard piece used when calling out to a noun marked with 'the'.

  From: Patience and God's Help →

• يَا أَيُّهَا السَّائِلُ عَنْ مَنْزِلِي نَزَلْتُ فِي الْخَانِ عَلَى نَفْسِي،

  O questioner who asks about my dwelling, I stayed at the inn by myself.

  أَيُّهَا — you. A vocative bridge word that pairs with the call marker before it to attach the address to a noun carrying 'the'. Together 'O' plus this word let you call out to a definite noun directly, a small fixed device with no English one-word equal.

  From: Permissible Laughter and Conduct →

• كما قال تعالى ﴿يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَطِيعُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُوا الرَّسُولَ وَأُولِي الْأَمْرِ مِنْكُمْ فَإِنْ تَنَازَعْتُمْ فِي شَيْءٍ

  As Allah the Exalted said: O you who have believed, obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those in authority among you; then if you dispute about anything...

  أَيُّهَا — O you. An attention-word that teams up with the call-particle 'ya' to address a group with extra emphasis, 'O you there'. It is needed because the next word carries 'the', and the bare call-particle cannot attach directly to a word with 'the'.

  From: Obedience to God and Authority →