تَلَاعَبto toy with

Example sentences

• رَأَيْتُ إِبْلِيسَ فِي الْمَنَامِ عُرْيَانًا يَتَلَاعَبُ بِالنَّاسِ

  I saw Iblis in a dream, naked and toying with the people.

  يَتَلَاعَبُ — toying with. A present-tense verb on a reciprocal/playful pattern, 'toying, sporting', carrying its 'he' subject inside. As a present verb within the report it describes an action ongoing at the time of the dream, layered onto the 'naked' state. It leads into the 'with the people' phrase naming whom he toys with.

  From: Seeking Refuge from the Devil →