Steady Spiritual Habits

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الإرادةُ تُشْعِلُ البِدايَةَ لَكِنَّ العاداتِ تَحْمِلُ الطَّريقَ

Will kindles the beginning, but habits carry the journey.

ما تَفْعَلُهُ بِلَا تَفْكِيرٍ هُوَ ما يَصْنَعُكَ حِينَ يَتْعَبُ التَّفْكِيرُ

What you do without thinking defines you when thinking tires.

اصْنَعْ عادَةً صَغِيرَةً تَجُرُّكَ إِلَى الأُخْرَى

Build a small habit that pulls you toward the next one.

فَقْرَةٌ قَبْلَ النَّوْمِ تَفْتَحُ كِتَابًا

A paragraph before sleep opens a book,

آيَةٌ بَعْدَ الفَجْرِ تَفْتَحُ القَلْبَ

A verse after dawn opens the heart,

مُرَاجَعَةٌ خَاطِفَةٌ تُثَبِّتُ العِلْمَ

A quick review solidifies knowledge.

حِينَ تَسْتَقِرُّ العَادَةُ تَصِيرُ كَالعَجَلَةِ عَلَى سِكَّةٍ أَقَلُّ احْتِكَاكٍ أَسْرَعُ وُصُولٍ

When the habit becomes settled, it is like a wheel on a track; less friction, faster arrival.

لَا تُرَاهِنْ عَلَى حَمَاسٍ مُتقَطِّعٍ

Do not bet on intermittent enthusiasm;

رَاهِنْ عَلَى نَمَطٍ يُكَرِّرُ الخَيْرَ حَتَّى فِي الأَيَّامِ البَاهِتَةِ

Bet on a pattern that repeats good even in dull days.