مُسْتَقِيمٌstraight

Example sentences

• ومع الزمن تُحوِّل الجهدَ من تبعثرٍ إلى خطٍّ مستقيم،

  Over time, you transform effort from dispersion to a straight line.

  مُسْتَقِيمٍ — straight. A Form X participle, 'straight / upright,' an adjective on 'line,' matching it as indefinite and in the -i form. The effort, once scattered, becomes a STRAIGHT line — aimed steadily at the goal.

  From: Purifying Your Intentions →

• ومنهم مستقيم القدم وفيهم العثر،

  And among them are the steadfast in the path and among them are the stumbling,

  مُّسْتَقِيمُ — the steadfast. This is a doer-style describing noun, 'the one keeping straight', and it is the first half of a possessive pair joined to what is kept straight. As the leading noun it leans on the word after it for its meaning, forming a 'steadfast of the path' unit with no separate word for 'of'.

  From: Rain and God's Decree →

• وَإِذا لآتيناهم من لدنا أجرا عَظِيما ولهديناهم صراطا مُسْتَقِيمًا

  And if We were to give them from Us a great reward, and (so) guide them to a straight path.

  مُسْتَقِيمًا — straight. Adjective, 'straight', describing 'path'. Following its noun, it matches the object form and indefinite ending, giving 'a straight path'.

  From: Following Desires →

• لَأَقْعُدَنَّ لَهُمْ صِرَاطَكَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ

  I will set your straight path before them.

  الْمُسْتَقيم — straight. A describing word ('straight') made definite by 'al-' to match 'your path'. Even though the path already counts as definite through its 'your', the adjective still takes 'al-' to agree with it and lock on as its modifier.

  From: Seeking Refuge from the Devil →