فَتَارَةًsometimes

Example sentences

• فَتَارَةً لَهُ وَتَارَةً عَلَيْهِ

  Sometimes it is in his favor, and sometimes it is against him.

  فَتَارَةً — sometimes. The 'fa-' on the front links this back to what came before and adds a 'so/then' nudge; the noun itself works as a time-adverb meaning 'at one time'. Together with its later twin it sets up a 'sometimes... other times...' contrast frame.

  From: Staying Firm in Faith →