النَّفْسِ the self in Arabic
النَّفْسِ is how you say “the self” in Arabic.
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Example sentence
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.
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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.