Arabic vocabulary
بلاءtrial in Arabic
بلاء is how you say “trial” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in real example sentences from classical texts below.
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 →
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