حتىuntil

Example sentences

• هذه الزيادات الصغيرة هي السلّم الخفي الذي يصعد بك حين لا يراك أحد، حتى تصير النفس مطمئنة، والعمل سهلًا، والطريق مضيئًا من الداخل

  These small increments are the hidden ladder that lifts you when no one sees, until the soul becomes content, the work easy, and the path illuminated from within.

  حَتَّى — until. 'hatta' = 'until'.

  From: On Sincerity →

• قال أبو صالح الراوي عن أبي هريرة، لما سئل عن كيفية ذكرهن، قال يقول سبحان الله، والحمد لله، والله أكبر، حتى يكون منهن كلهن ثلاثًا وثلاثين

  Abu Salih, the narrator from Abu Hurairah, when asked about how to recite them, said: 'Say: Subhanallah, Alhamdulillah, and Allahu Akbar until each is thirty-three.'

  حَتَّى — until. This means 'until / up to the point that', marking the target of the counting — keep on until each reaches the number. It forces the verb after it into the subjunctive.

  From: Praises That Elevate the Poor →

• وَأَضَافَهُ إِلَى نَفْسِهِ بِلَفْظِ الْكَلَامِ فِي قَوْلِهِ ﴿حَتَّى يَسْمَعَ كَلَامَ اللَّهِ﴾،

  and attributed it to His Own speech in His saying: 'Until he hears the words of Allah',

  حَتَّى — until. This particle means 'until' and forces the following verb into its subjunctive shape. It introduces an end-point or aim, so the hearing after it reads as a goal worked toward, signalled by the verb's changed ending.

  From: The Messenger as Conveyor of Revelation →