رِيحِwind

Example sentences

• وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَمُرُّ كَالرِّيحِ،

  And among them are those who pass like the wind.

  كَالرِّيحِ — like the wind. The comparison particle ka- ('like') fused with the definite noun 'the wind', forming a simile of swiftness. The ka- sets up the likeness and forces the noun into the genitive ending. It pictures the speed of crossing.

  From: The Bridge to Paradise →