الحَيَاةِthe life

Example sentences

• وَلَا تَمُدَّا إِلَى ذَلِكَ أَعْيُنُكُمَا فَإِنَّهَا زَهْرَةُ الحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَزِينَةُ الْمُتَرَفِّينَ،

  Do not turn your gaze toward that, for it is the fleeting flower of this worldly life and the ornament of the indulgent,

  الحَيَاةِ — the life. This definite noun is the owning half of the 'flower of life' pairing, so it makes the whole phrase specific. As the second noun in such a pairing it sits in the governed form. It supplies the 'of' relationship that links the fleeting flower image to worldly existence.

  From: Under God's Shield →