صَمْتٌsilence

Example sentences

• الصمتُ ليس فراغًا؛

  Silence is not emptiness;

  الصَّمْتُ — the silence. 'silence,' the subject of the sentence (the -u), made definite by 'the.' It is the topic; the special verb 'is-not' next denies one thing about it before the next sentence affirms what it really is.

  From: On Silence →

• يُمهِّد الصمتُ لنيةٍ أدقّ، فيجعل الكلمةَ أصدق، والحكمَ أعدل، والاعتذارَ أسرع

  Silence paves the way for a sharper intention, making words more truthful, judgments more just, and apologies faster.

  الصَّمْتُ — silence. 'silence,' the doer of 'paves' (the -u), held back after its verb. It is the active force here — preparing the ground for clearer intention and, through that, truer words, as the rest unfolds.

  From: On Silence →

• 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.

  الصَّمْتَ — silence. 'silence,' in the -a form as object of 'masters.' The thing he is good at — knowing WHEN and HOW to be silent. Such a person, the sentence says, does not flee talk.

  From: On Silence →

• وهكذا يصبح الصمتُ بدايةَ البلاغة، لا نقيضَها؛

  Thus, silence becomes the beginning of eloquence, not its opposite;

  الصَّمْتُ — silence. 'silence,' the subject of 'becomes' (the -u), held back after its verb. The whole passage's theme reaches its verdict here: silence turns into the opening of eloquence, not its enemy.

  From: On Silence →