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أنت you in Arabic

أنت is how you say “you” in Arabic.

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Example sentence

والأفضلُ أن تجمعَ اللفظَ والحضور تردِّد لا إلهَ إلا الله وأنت تفكّ قيودَ قلبِك من كلِّ معبودٍ باطلٍ صورة، مال، هوى

And it is better to combine the utterance and presence: you repeat 'None is worthy of worship except Allah' while freeing your heart from all false gods: images, wealth, desires.

وَأَنْتَ and you

'while you' — 'wa' plus the standalone 'you', opening a 'while, as' background clause. It frames what is happening at the same time as the repeating.

From Turning Daily Words into Worship

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More example sentences

وَمَا أَنْت بالمشتاق إِن قلت بَيْننَا

You are not longing if you say there is distance between us,

أَنْتَ you

The standalone pronoun 'you', the subject of the negated sentence. The one denied to be a true longer.

From Night Prayer and Nearness to God

كل الْأَشْيَاء شَجَرَة وَأَنت الثَّمَرَة

All things are a tree, and you are the fruit.

وَأَنْتَ and you

'And' plus the standalone pronoun 'you', the topic of the matching clause — 'and you [are]…'. It sets the addressee against all things.

From Remembering and Loving God

وَصُورَة وَأَنت الْمَعْنى

And a form, and you are the meaning.

وَأَنْتَ and you

'And' plus the pronoun 'you', the topic again — 'and you [are]…'. Set against the form.

From Remembering and Loving God

وصدف وَأَنت الدّرّ ومخيض

And a shell, and you are the pearl, and curd.

وَأَنْتَ and you

'And' plus the pronoun 'you', the topic — 'and you [are]…'. Set against the shell.

From Remembering and Loving God

وَأَنت الزّبد

And you are the cream.

وَأَنْتَ and you

'And' plus the pronoun 'you', the topic — 'and you [are]…'. Set against the buttermilk.

From Remembering and Loving God

وَأَنت فِي صلب أَبِيك

And you were in the loins of your father.

وَأَنْتَ and you

'And' plus the standalone pronoun 'you', opening a circumstantial clause — 'while you [were]…'. It pictures the addressee at that distant time.

From Remembering and Loving God

فليت شعري أنت ماذا عرفت؟ وما علمك،

I wish to know what you have understood? And what is your knowledge,

أَنْتَ you

This is a standalone subject pronoun, 'you', used for emphasis to single out the addressee before the question. Arabic only needs a separate pronoun like this for stress, since person is usually carried inside the verb, so its presence highlights 'you, specifically'.

From When Recitation Breeds Pride

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