Ist not a dishonour unto you To see a foraingne nation fight for mee Whenas my homebred Cuntrymen doe runne, Leaving theire king amongest his enimies?
But whenas I remember that I am writing to you, I think I am less bold than you would have me.
I write this in the utmost haste; for whenas I am sending you so kindly a letter from my Lord, what needs a longer letter of mine?
Bilkis to his love but, whenas he saw another fairer than she, turned from her thereto.
God the Most High speaketh in His precious Book, whenas He saith, "And an abandoned well and a high-builded palace.
Then, looking at the King he said, "Haply thou fearedst harm for thy son, whenas I plunged into the sea with him?
So, Allah, Allah upon thee, O my lady, whenas thou becomest of the household of the Commander of the Faithful, do not thou forget me!
FN#182] So take the lute and sing a song that thou shalt sing to the Khalif, whenas thou goest in to him.
For I was going about in quest of a woman who knew me and I knew her not, seeing that indeed she was veiled, [whenas I saw her].
Furthermore, they fed the mendicants and Fakirs and held high festival for the space of ten days, and the lady Shamsah joyed with exceeding joy whenas she saw this.
Whenas she heard this, it commended itself to her reason and she believed him; so she rose forthright;--And Shahrazad perceived the dawn of day and ceased saying her permitted say.
Would I might have cheered thee, whenas thou foundest never a cheerer!
And he answered, "Our code forbiddeth us to pronounce judgement on the absent; whenas they are present, we will give our decision.
As for music, which is a lawful pleasure, I have known some think it profaneness to use it privately or publicly with a psalm, that scrupled not using it in common mirth; whenas all our mirth should be as much sanctified as is possible.
And Alaeddin said to her, "Nay, it cannot be that the Sultan will ask this, whenas he seeth the jewels and their magnificence, and it booteth not to think of a thing that will not happen.
Now his mother had been woebegone since he left her and sat wailing and weeping for him; so, when she saw him come in to her, she rejoiced in him with an exceeding joy, but grief overwhelmed her, whenas she saw him fall aswoon upon the earth.
And although before I had been anxious for thy destruction, whenas I heard thy repenting and thy vows of amending should Allah vouchsafe to save thee, I felt bound to free thee from this thy present plight.
She smiled and asked, "What maketh thee seek to depart and plunge into new perils, whenas thou art in the enjoyment of the highest favour and greatest prosperity?
But the Wazir said to him, "Be thou merciful, for Allah is merciful and hasteth not to punish His servants, whenas they sin against Him.
So Allah, Allah upon thee, O my lady, whenas thou becomes" of the household of the Prince of True Believers, do not thou forget me!
And whenas came the night, quoth Dunyazad to her sister, "O sister mine, an thou incline not unto sleep, pray finish thy tale which shall beguile our watching through the dark hours.
Now whenas came the night, quoth Dunyazad to her sister, "O sister mine, an thou incline not unto sleep, prithee finish thy tale which shall beguile our watching through the dark hours.
As fair Aurora in her morning grey, Deck'd with the ruddy glister of her love Is fair Samela; Like lovely Thetis on a calmed day Whenas her brightness Neptune's fancy move, Shines fair Samela.
Her eyes are sapphires set in snow, Resembling heaven by every wink; The gods do fear whenas they glow, And I do tremble when I think Heigh ho, would she were mine!
Whenas in silks my Julia goes, Then, then (methinks) how sweetly flows That liquefaction of her clothes.
Nay, to my death, for too long have I lived, Whenas my son thinks to abridge my days.
Whose face reflects such pleasure to mine eyes, As I, exhaled with thy fire-darting beams, Have oft driven back the horses of the Night, Whenas they would have haled thee from my sight.
With speed he bids me sail to Italy, Whenas I want both rigging for my fleet, And also furniture for these my men.
To-day, whenas I filled into your cups, And held the cloth of pleasance whiles you drank, She reached me such a rap for that I spilled, As made the blood run down about mine ears.
If in his absence thus he favours him, What will he do whenas he shall be present?
Whenas the waves do threat our crystal world, And Proteus, raising hills of floods on high, Intends, ere long, to sport him in the sky.
Often the Deities' Sire, in fulgent temple a-dwelling, Whenas in festal days received he his annual worship, Looked upon hundreds of bulls felled prone on pavement before him.
Witness in fine shall be the victim rendered to death-stroke, Whenas the earthern tomb on lofty tumulus builded Shall of the stricken maid receive limbs white as the snow-flake.
Whenas yearning to mate his might wi' the furious monster Theseus braved his death or sought the prizes of praises.
Replied she, "Leave this unseemly talk, and open thine eyes and look thou bear thyself respectfully, whenas thou seest him after this, and thou shalt win thy wish.
Whenas He giveth to His servant, none denieth him; and whenas He denieth a servant, none giveth to him.
What promise didst thou make what time to me thou said'st * ‘Whenas I promise I perform, O Kazi, faithfully.
But 'ware and have a care lest sleep overtake thee this night, or thou wilt repent whenas repentance shall avail thee naught.
Thou shouldst correct him with strokes whenas I am on the road and carrying the Queen's mail.
Whenas I call him back to mind, I am all heart, And when on him I gaze, all eyes indeed am I.
Whenas I weep, I weep for anguish of desire; For grievous severance is a lover's heart unto.
Whenas the light of morn appeared, it struck me with affright, And I to him, 'The Magians lie, who worship fire and sun.
The Prophet was used, whenas he was about to open the Koran, to say, "I take refuge with God from Satan the Stoned.
Would I might have companied with thee, whenas thou foundest none to cheer thee!
And he repented, whenas repentance availed him not, and wept and tore his clothes.
A man who sojourns in a land, wherein no herbage is, Whenas the very Spring arrives, shall he depart from it?
So she took the lute and preluding after the goodliest fashion, sang as follows: I have a lover, whenas I draw him nigh, He bares upon me a sword from either eye.
And those of another: The phantom of Saada came to me by night, near the break of day, And roused me, whenas my comrades all in the desert sleeping lay.
Wherewith into her heart that had been empty of all things whenas the god might dwell there no longer, there came a new sweetness it could scarce hold, so great was the flood thereof.
Thereafter daily the maid went forth with the King her father, or at whiles with the Queen her mother, whenas she was wont to say unto Telwyn with sweet gravity, "This is a matter for women, of which thou knowest nought.
And her heart was as water with pity of the maid, and as a sting her tongue, whenas she thought of the going of Flame, for that to her seeing he had put an affront upon their house.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "whenas" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
