قليلlittle

Example sentences

• ومع كل فجر، جدّد العهد أن أكون اليوم أصدق قليلًا، أرحم قليلًا، أضبط جوارحي أكثر

  And with each dawn, renew the covenant: to be a bit more truthful today, a bit more compassionate, and to control my senses better.

  قَلِيلًا — a bit. 'qalil' = 'a little'. The '-an' ending means 'a little, a bit'.

  From: On Sincerity →

• ومع كل فجر، جدّد العهد أن أكون اليوم أصدق قليلًا، أرحم قليلًا، أضبط جوارحي أكثر

  And with each dawn, renew the covenant: to be a bit more truthful today, a bit more compassionate, and to control my senses better.

  قَلِيلًا — a bit. 'qalil' = 'a little'; the '-an' ending means 'a bit'.

  From: On Sincerity →

• يَا أَقْدَام الصَّبْر احملي بَقِي الْقَلِيل

  O feet of patience, carry the remaining little.

  الْقَلِيلَ — little. 'The small [amount]', trailing 'the remnant' in apposition, accusative to match — 'the remnant, the little [that is left]'. The agreement in the accusative ties it to 'remnant'. Carry the small remainder.

  From: Night Prayer and Nearness to God →