شَبَابٌyouth

Example sentences

• وفيه قول ثالث قال مقاتل إن شئت رددته من الكبر إلى الشباب ومن الشباب إلى الصبا إلى النطفة

  And there is a third opinion by Muqatil, who said that if He wills, He can return him from old age to youth, from youth to childhood, and to the sperm-drop.

  الشَّبَابِ — youth. This noun 'the youth' is in the genitive forced by the preposition before it, made definite by 'the'. It names the endpoint of the first transition and the start of the next.

  From: Ten Proofs of Resurrection →

• وفيه قول ثالث قال مقاتل إن شئت رددته من الكبر إلى الشباب ومن الشباب إلى الصبا إلى النطفة

  And there is a third opinion by Muqatil, who said that if He wills, He can return him from old age to youth, from youth to childhood, and to the sperm-drop.

  الشَّبَابِ — youth. This noun 'the youth' is again in the genitive forced by the preposition before it, made definite by 'the'. It repeats as the starting point of the second transition toward childhood.

  From: Ten Proofs of Resurrection →

• فاغتنم أيام شبابك قبل هرمك،

  So seize the days of your youth before your old age.

  شَبَابِكَ — of your youth. A noun 'youth' with an attached 'your' fused on, closing the 'days of your youth' pair as the owner. The possessor rides on the suffix; it names the time that is yours to seize.

  From: Seize the Days You Have →