بلاءtrial

Example sentences

• فَمَا أَصَابَك بلَاء قطّ إِلَّا مِنْهَا

  No trial ever befell you except from it.

  بَلَاءٌ — trial. The subject of 'befell', indefinite nominative (the tanwin), placed after its verb — 'an affliction'. Indefinite under the negation: no affliction at all.

  From: Guarding the Heart →

• أما الجاهل فإنه يجزع عند البلاء،

  But the ignorant one panics at tribulation,

  البَلَاءِ — tribulation. The occasion named after 'at', 'tribulation', carrying the genitive ending the time-word requires. Its 'the' marks it as the definite hardship in view.

  From: Trusting God's Decree →