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Shiin-Kh-Sad
to be raised up, fixed (the eyes) in horror, fixedly stare (in horror).
shakhasa
vb. (1) impf. act.
14:42
وَلاَ تَحْسَبَنَّ اللَّهَ غَافِلاً عَمَّا يَعْمَلُ الظَّالِمُونَ إِنَّمَا يُؤَخِّرُهُمْ لِيَوْم ٍ تَشْخَصُ فِيهِ الأَبْصَارُ
Wa Lā Taĥsabanna Allāha Ghāfilāan `Ammā Ya`malu Až-žālimūna 'Innamā Yu'uakhkhiruhum Liyawmin Tashkhaşu Fīhi Al-'Abşāru
And do not think that God is unaware of what the wicked do. He is merely delaying them to a Day when all eyes are watching.
pcple. act. f.
21:97
وَاقْتَرَبَ الْوَعْدُ الْحَقُّ فَإِذَا هِيَ شَاخِصَةٌ أَبْصَارُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا يَاوَيْلَنَا قَدْ كُنَّا فِي غَفْلَة ٍ مِنْ هَذَا بَلْ كُنَّا ظَالِمِينَ
Wāqtaraba Al-Wa`du Al-Ĥaqqu Fa'idhā Hiya Shākhişatun 'Abşāru Al-Ladhīna Kafarū Yā Waylanā Qad Kunnā Fī Ghaflatin Min Hādhā Bal Kunnā žālimīna
And the promise of truth draws near. Then, when it is seen by the eyes of those who rejected: "Woe to us, we have been oblivious to this. Indeed, we were wicked!"
Hans Wehr
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