حيثwhere

Example sentences

• ثم تضعُ جبينك حيثُ تواضعُ القلوب، فيولد من التسبيح خشوعٌ وعمل

  Then you place your forehead where hearts show humility, and devotion and action are born from glorification.

  حَيْثُ — where. 'where' — a place-adverb that introduces a whole clause, 'in the spot where...'. It always leads into a full statement, not a single noun.

  From: Turning Daily Words into Worship →

• وكيف يكون حال المستدل والمجيب، وحيث يسوغ له أن يكون مستدلًّا، وكيف يكون مخصومًا منقطعًا،

  and how the condition of the reasoner and respondent should be, when it is permissible for them to be reasoning, and how one becomes refuted and silenced,

  وَحَيْثُ — when. 'and where, in what case' — 'wa' plus 'haythu', opening a clause about the circumstances.

  From: Rules of Scholarly Debate →

• حيث تضعُ انتباهك تُودِعُ عمرك

  Where you place your attention, you deposit your life.

  حَيْثُ — where. 'where / wherever' — a place-word that opens a 'wherever X, there Y' link. It sets up the equation: wherever you put your attention, there you deposit your life — a striking claim, completed by the second clause.

  From: Guarding Your Attention →