قُفْلlock

Example sentences

• يبحثُ عن مساحاتِ الاتفاق ليجعلها أرضيةً للحوار، ثم يقتربُ من مواضعِ النزاع ببطءٍ وبينةٍ وهدوءٍ، كمن يفتح قفلًا دقيقًا لا كمن يكسر بابًا

  He looks for areas of agreement to make them a foundation for dialogue, then approaches the points of contention slowly, clearly, and calmly, like one opening a delicate lock, not like one breaking a door.

  قُفْلًا — a lock. 'a lock,' in the -a form as object of 'opens,' indefinite. Qualified by 'delicate' next: he is like one easing open a fine lock — careful, precise — the model for handling disagreement.

  From: Mercy in Disagreement →