Could you please explain the two words al-barq (lightning) and al-sahab (clouds)?
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"Barq" (lightning) originates from "bareeq" (gleam/shine) and "dhaw' " (light). One says, "The sky thundered with thunder (ra'd) and flashed with lightning (barq)." As for "sahab" (clouds), its singular is "," which means a cloud. Clouds are called "sahab" because of their trailing/drifting (insihab) in the air.
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