أَعْيُنَthe meshes

Example sentences

• أَوْ زَخْرَفَ الْمَوَاعِظَ فَضَيَّقَ أَعْيُنَ شَبَكَتِهِ

  Or he embellished the admonitions and narrowed the meshes of his net.

  أعيُنَ — the meshes. A plural noun standing as the object of the verb before it, used figuratively here, the literal 'eyes' becoming the openings of a net. It opens an 'of' pairing with the word that follows, taking its definiteness from that owner.

  From: Guidance for the Seeker →