ناسpeople

Example sentences

• وَأَمَّا الأَغْلَبُ مِنَ النَّاسِ فَإِنَّهُمْ يُوَافِقُونَ الْهَوَى

  But the majority of people follow desire.

  النَّاسِ — people. 'al-' = 'the'; genitive after 'min'.

  From: When Desire Exceeds Its Bounds →

• فقال ثم صار المتأخرون بعد ذلك قد يتناظرون في أنواع التأويل والقياس بما يؤثر في ظن بعض الناس،

  and he said: "Then later generations debated forms of interpretation and analogy that influence the thinking of some,

  النَّاسِ — people. Genitive owner of 'some' — 'people'; 'the thinking of some people'.

  From: Rules of Scholarly Debate →

• ولا يتخلف عن مؤاكلة الناس، ولا يتأخر عن إجابة الداعي إلى الطعام،

  Nor did he avoid dining with people, nor delay in responding to an invitation to food,

  النَّاسِ — people. This owner noun closes the 'eating-together of people' pairing, so it takes the governed ending while staying definite. It marks with whom the shared meals were.

  From: The Grandson's Noble Grief →

• يُؤْمَرُ بِفِئَامٍ أَيْ جَمَاعَاتٍ مِنَ النَّاسِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ،

  A group of people will be ordered on the Day of Resurrection to go to Paradise,

  النَّاسِ — people. A definite noun, 'the people', governed by the 'of' before it and in the governed ending. It names the whole from which the throngs are a part.

  From: Turned Away at the Gate →

• وَإِذَا لَقِيتُمُ النَّاسَ لَقِيتُمُوهُمْ مُخْبِتِينَ،

  And when you met people, you met them humbly,

  النَّاسَ — people. A definite noun, 'the people', the object of 'met', carrying the attached 'the' and the object ending. The ending marks it as what the meeting was directed at.

  From: Turned Away at the Gate →

• تُرَاءُونَ النَّاسَ بِأَعْمَالِكُمْ خِلَافَ مَا تُعْطُونِي مِنْ قُلُوبِكُمْ،

  You show off to people with your deeds contrary to what you give Me from your hearts,

  النَّاسَ — to people. A definite noun, 'the people', the object shown off to, carrying the attached 'the' and the object ending. The ending marks them as the audience the display is aimed at.

  From: Turned Away at the Gate →

• هِبْتُمُ النَّاسَ وَلَمْ تَهَابُونِي،

  You feared people and did not fear Me,

  النَّاسَ — people. A definite noun, 'the people', the object feared, carrying the attached 'the' and the object ending. The ending marks them as what the awe was directed at.

  From: Turned Away at the Gate →

• وَأَجْلَلْتُمُ النَّاسَ وَلَمْ تُجِلُّونِي،

  You revered people and did not revere Me,

  النَّاسَ — people. A definite noun, 'the people', the object revered, carrying the attached 'the' and the object ending. The ending marks them as what the reverence was aimed at.

  From: Turned Away at the Gate →

• يَعْنِي لِأَجْلِ النَّاسِ

  Meaning for the sake of people.

  النَّاسِ — people. A definite noun, 'the people', the owned half of 'for the sake of the people', governed and in the owned-by ending. It names whose sake the deeds were really for.

  From: Turned Away at the Gate →