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قليل little in Arabic

قليل is how you say “little” in Arabic.

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Example sentence

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'.

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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

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