بَصَرsight

Example sentences

• وَلَوْ زَالَ رَيْنُ الْهَوَى عَنْ بَصَرِ بَصِيرَتِهِ لَرَأَى أَنَّهُ قَدْ شَقِيَ مِنْ حَيْثُ قَدَّرَ السَّعَادَةَ وَاغْتَمَّ مِنْ حَيْثُ ظَنَّ الْفَرَحَ وَأَلِمَ مِنْ حَيْثُ أَرَادَ اللَّذَّةَ

  If the veil of desire were lifted from the eyes of his insight, he would see that he is miserable where he thought he was happy, grieved where he thought he was joyous, and in pain where he sought pleasure.

  بَصَرِ — eyes of. Genitive after 'from'; first half of a possessive pair, 'the sight of...', passing definiteness to the next noun.

  From: The Discipline of Foresight →

• وَإِذا تجلى بِصفة السّمع وَالْبَصَر وَالْعلم

  And when He manifests in the attributes of hearing, seeing, and knowledge.

  وَالْبَصَرِ — and seeing. 'And' plus 'sight', parallel genitive owner. The second faculty.

  From: Humility Before the Divine →

• وَأرْسل حَمَامَتَيْنِ فاتخذتا هُنَاكَ عشا جعل على أبصار الطالبين غشاوة

  And He sent two doves that made a nest there, creating a veil over the seekers' eyes.

  أَبْصَارِ — the eyes. A broken plural 'sights / eyes', first term of an 'of' pairing — 'the eyes of the seekers' — genitive after 'over'. It owns the noun that follows.

  From: The Night of the Migration →