حَلَّsettle

Example sentences

• إِذا نزل آب فِي الْقلب حل آذار فِي الْعين

  When the heat of August settles in the heart, the rain of March flows from the eyes.

  حَلَّ — it settles. A past-tense verb 'alighted / came to be', its subject coming next — the result of the condition. Spring-rain comes to the eyes.

  From: Night Prayer and Nearness to God →

• فَلَمَّا حَلَّ الْهَدْمُ بِوُدِّ سَارَةَ مَنْعُ الْوِلْدَيْنِ يَجُوزُ،

  When destruction befell Sarah's household, preventing the two sons was permissible.

  حَلٍّ — befell. A past verb 'befell / came down upon', with its subject ('the destruction') named just after. It comes before that subject and carries the implicit 'it' in its form; the verb opens the turning-point event of the 'when' clause.

  From: On Birth and Its Timing →