يَمْلِكto control

Example sentences

• فالعاقل من يملك نفسه عند الغضب، ويكظم غيظه، ويتذكر عاقبة الأمر

  The wise person is one who controls himself when angry, suppresses his rage, and recalls the consequences.

  يَمْلِكُ — he controls. A present-tense verb carrying its own 'he' subject: he controls or masters. The present form keeps it a general trait of the wise person.

  From: Restraining Anger →

• ليس الشديد بالصرعة، إنما الشديد الذي يملك نفسه عند الغضب

  "The strong is not the one who overcomes others, but the strong is one who controls himself at the time of anger."

  يَمْلِكُ — he controls. A present-tense verb carrying its own 'he' subject: he controls or masters. The present form keeps it a defining trait.

  From: Restraining Anger →