نِيَّةٌintention

Example sentences

• ومع كل فجرٍ جديد، اجعل نيتك أوّل عملك، وابتسم سرًّا حين تنتصر على نفسك في أمر صغير؛

  With each new dawn, make your intention your first action, and smile secretly when you overcome yourself in a small matter.

  نِيَّتَكَ — your intention. 'niyya' = 'intention'; '-ka' = 'your', so 'your intention'.

  From: Small Daily Habits →

• الذِّكرُ ليس ترديدًا عشوائيًا؛ هو هندسةُ نِيّةٍ تُحوِّلُ الوقتَ إلى عبادة

  Remembrance is not random repetition; it is the engineering of intention that transforms time into worship.

  نِيَّةٍ — of intention. Genitive owner of 'engineering', indefinite — 'of intention'. The second term of the 'of' pairing, naming what is being engineered.

  From: Remembrance That Reshapes the Heart →

• ليس معيار الميزان الضوضاء ولا عدد المشاهدين، بل صدق النيّة وموافقة الهدى

  The criterion for the scale is not noise nor the number of viewers, but sincerity of intention and adherence to guidance.

  النِّيَّةِ — intention. Genitive owner of 'sincerity' — 'intention'; truthfulness of intent.

  From: When Hidden Deeds Are Shown →

• امْلأ يومك بحقائق صغيرةٍ متينة نِيّةٍ مصحَّحة، صلاةٍ على وقتها، كلمةِ عدل، عفوٍ عند القدرة

  Fill your day with small, sturdy truths—a corrected intention, a prayer on time, a word of justice, forgiveness when able—

  نِيَّةٍ — an intention. 'an intention', genitive — the first concrete example, in apposition to 'truths'; indefinite.

  From: When Hidden Deeds Are Shown →

• وَإِنَّمَا هُوَ عزم وَنِيَّة جازمة تريح بدنك وقلبك وسرك

  Rather, it is firm resolve and intention that brings ease to your body, heart, and mind.

  وَنِيَّةٌ — and intention. A second predicate joined by 'and', 'and an intention'. The two indefinite nouns together define the inner act, paired rather than ranked.

  From: Repentance and Resolve →

• وَمَا يسْتَقْبل تصلحه بالامتناع والعزم وَالنِّيَّة

  And what is to come, you correct through refraining, resolve, and intention.

  وَالنِّيَّةِ — and intention. The third instrument in the 'by' list, holding the genitive from the same unrepeated preposition. Together the three name how one safeguards the time still to come.

  From: Repentance and Resolve →