Translation of "كَانَ" in English

كَانَ شَيْخٌ كَبِيرًا قَدْ عَمِيَ.

He was an old man and had lost his eyesight.

كَانَ يَهُوداً في دُوَلٍ عَرَبيَّةٍ قَبلَ تَقسِيمِ فَلَسطِينِ.

There were Jews in Arab countries before the partition of Palestine.

كَانَ أَجْوَدَ النَّاسِ وَكَانَ أَجْوَدُ مَا يَكُونُ فِي رَمَضَانَ.

He was the most generous of all the people, and he used to reach the peak in generosity in the month of Ramadan.

لَوْ كَانَ مِنْ آبَائِهِ مِنْ مَلِكٍ قُلْتُ رَجُلٌ يَطْلُبُ مُلْكَ أَبِيهِ.

If anyone of his ancestors was a king, I would have thought that this man wanted to take back his ancestral kingdom.

إِخْوَانُكُمْ خَوَلُكُمْ، جَعَلَهُمُ اللَّهُ تَحْتَ أَيْدِيكُمْ، فَمَنْ كَانَ أَخُوهُ تَحْتَ يَدِهِ فَلْيُطْعِمْهُ مِمَّا يَأْكُلُ، وَلْيُلْبِسْهُ مِمَّا يَلْبَسُ.

Your slaves are your brothers and Allah has put them under your command. So whoever has a brother under his command should feed him of what he eats and dress him of what he wears.