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بَيْنَا While in Arabic

بَيْنَا is how you say “While” in Arabic.

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Example sentence

بينا تجري براكبها عثرت به أي عثار،

While it runs with its rider, it stumbles with him — what a stumble!

بَيْنَا While

This is a time word meaning 'while / in the midst of', which sets up a backdrop action interrupted by a sudden one. It does not just point at a noun; it frames the whole 'just as it was running...' clause against which the surprise stumble lands, so it cues the reader to expect an abrupt turn.

From Preferring the Hereafter

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More example sentences

بينا هي في صعود الزيادة إذا صاحبها إلى القبر في انحدار،

While it is in the ascent of increase, suddenly its owner heads to the grave in decline,

بَيْنَا While

A time word meaning 'while / just as', which frames an ongoing situation about to be cut short by a sudden reversal. It sets the stage for the contrast in the line: the cattle still climbing in number when death abruptly takes the owner, so it cues the reader to expect that turn.

From Preferring the Hereafter

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