عَجَلَةٌhaste

Example sentences

• من يُحسِن الصمتَ لا يهرب من الحوار، بل يختار لحظتَه كي لا تُفسِدَ العجلةُ ما يُصلِحه البيان

  He who masters silence does not flee dialogue, but chooses his moment so that haste does not spoil what clarity mends.

  الْعَجَلَةُ — the haste. 'haste / hurry,' the doer of 'spoil' (the -u), feminine — which is why the verb took the feminine shape. Held back after its verb; rushing is the culprit that the well-timed silence guards against.

  From: On Silence →

• حين تستقرّ العادةُ، تصير كالعجلة على سكّة؛ أقلُّ احتكاك، أسرعُ وصول

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

  كَالعَجَلَةِ — like a wheel. The 'ka-' of comparison — 'like the wheel,' in the -i form. The predicate of 'becomes': a settled habit runs like a WHEEL — smooth, low-effort — especially 'on a track,' as the next phrase adds.

  From: Steady Spiritual Habits →