قَائِمstanding in Arabic

Example sentences

• فالأصل الصالح لا يزول بزلةٍ ما دام قائمًا

  for a righteous origin does not vanish with a single misstep as long as it stands.

  قَائِمًا — stands. 'standing, intact', accusative predicate of 'dama' — 'as long as it stays standing'.

  From: When Hidden Deeds Are Shown →

• رُبَّ صَائِمٍ لَيْسَ لَهُ مِنْ صَوْمِهِ إِلَّا الْجُوعُ وَالْعَطَشُ، وَرُبَّ قَائِمٍ لَيْسَ لَهُ مِنْ قِيَامِهِ إِلَّا السَّهَرُ

  'Perhaps a fasting person gains nothing from his fast except hunger and thirst, and perhaps one who prays gains nothing from his prayer except sleeplessness.'

  قَائِمٍ — one who prays. An indefinite noun, 'one who stands in prayer', governed by the particle before it and in its special ending. Its lack of 'the' marks it as 'any such worshipper', a representative case.

  From: Empty Fasting, Empty Prayer →