Arabic and English Sentence Patterns: A Comparative Guide

30 | P a g e EXAMPLES (( ﻷَﻧ ﱠ ﮫُ وَإِنْ ﻛَﺎنَ ﻗَﺪْ ﺻُﻠِﺐَ ﻣِﻦْ ﺿَﻌْﻒٍ، ﻟﻜِﻨ ﱠﮫُ ﺣَﻲﱞ ﺑِﻘُﻮﱠ ةِ ﷲِ . )) .۱ ٤:۱۳ ﻛﻮرﻧﺜﻮس ۲ : اﻟﻜﺘﺎب اﻟﻤﻘﺪس “For if He has indeed been crucified in weakness, yet He lives by the power of God.” The Bible : 2 Corinthians 13:4. (( ﻗﺪ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ اﻵﻣﺎل ﻣﻌﻘﻮدة )) .۲ “Hopes had been held high ” 54 ﻗﺪ ﻛﺎن ﺑﻌﺾ اﻟﻔﻼﺳﻔﺔ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻘﺮون اﻟﻮﺳﻄﻰ ﻓﻲ أوروﺑﺎ ﻗﺪ اﺗﺠﮫ )) .۳ (( إﻟﻰ ھﺬا اﻟﻨﻮع ﻣﻦ اﻟﺘﻔﻜﺮ. ﻋﻠﻲ ﻣﺼﻄﻔﻰ ﻣﺸﺮﻓﺔ “Some of the philosophers in the Middle Ages in Europe had been tending toward this sort of reflection.” 55 (( ﻓَﻘَ ﺪْ ﻛﺎنَ ﺑِﺪُﻛﱠ ﺎﻧِﮫِ ﯾَﺨﯿﻂُ ﺛَﻮْﺑًﺎ ﻋَﻠﻰ ﺿَﻮْءٍ ﺿَﻌﯿﻒٍ. )) .٤ “He had been in his shop stitching a garment by a dim light.” 56 (( ﻓَﺈِﻧّﻲ ﻏَﺮﯾﺐٌ ، وَﻗَﺪْ وَﺻَﻠْﺖُ اﻵنَ ﺑِﺒِﻀﺎﻋَﺘﻲ. )) .٥ “I am a stranger and have just now arrived with my belongings. ” 57 4