النَّفْسِthe self

Example sentences

• وَإِذْ قَدْ صَحَّ عَزْمُكِ عَلَى الْعُزْلَةِ لِاسْتِيفَاءِ حَقِّ الْحَقِّ مِنَ النَّفْسِ،

  And when your resolve for seclusion has become firm, to render to the Truth what is due from the self,

  النَّفْسِ — the self. A noun carrying 'al-' (the), the definite 'self' that the due is to be exacted from. It sits in the form the preposition before it requires, completing the 'from the self' phrase and naming the source of what is owed.

  From: Guidance for the Seeker →

• وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَصْبِرُ بِأَدْنَى حَمْلٍ عَلَى النَّفْسِ

  And among them are those who endure even the slightest burden upon the self.

  النَّفْسِ — the self. A definite noun governed by 'upon', so it takes the genitive ending. It names the self on which the burden bears down.

  From: Staying Firm in Faith →