ذَنْبsin

Example sentences

• وإن زللتَ فـأستغفرُ الله معناها طلبُ سترِ الذنب مع عزمٍ على إصلاحه؛ فالاستغفارُ بلا تصحيحٍ مجرّدُ صوت

  And if you slip, 'I seek forgiveness from Allah' means asking for the concealing of the sin with a resolve to correct it; seeking forgiveness without correction is merely sound.

  الذَّنْبِ — of the sin. Genitive closing the chain — 'the sin' to be hidden. al- makes it the specific lapse just committed.

  From: Remembrance That Reshapes the Heart →

• تُوضَع بطاقةٌ فيها كلمة التوحيد في كفّة، وتُقابِلها سجلاّتٌ من الذنوب في الكفّة الأخرى، فتغلب البطاقةُ بما فيها من حقٍّ خالص

  A card with the word of monotheism is placed on one side, and records of sins on the other side; the card outweighs them with its pure truth.

  الذُّنُوبِ — sins. Genitive after 'min' — 'the sins'; broken plural, the contents of the scrolls.

  From: Small Deeds, Great Reward →

• ولما أقام الحجة وبين الحجة إرتهن كل نفس بكسبها وآخذها بذنبها

  And when the proof was established and made clear, every soul is held accountable for its deeds and taken for its sins.

  بِذَنْبِهَا — for its sins. This noun has the preposition 'with/by' fused to its front and an attached possessive pronoun, so 'for its sin'. The preposition marks the grounds of the seizing, and the owner pronoun points back to the soul.

  From: Prayer and Charity →