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Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech [A Translation of: Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim (English & Arabic)]

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Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech [A Translation of: Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim (English & Arabic)]

Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech [A Translation of: Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim (English & Arabic)]

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Forbearance



Forbearance الحِلْمُ


1
. Forbearance is one of the two excellent traits.


1
ـ اَلْحِلْمُ أحَدُ المَنْقِبَتَيْنِ


2
. Forbearance during intense rage protects [one] from the wrath of the Almighty.


2
ـ اَلْحِلْمُ عِنْدَ شِدَّةِ الْغَضَبِ يُؤْمِنُ غَضَبَ الْجَبّارِ


3
. Forbearance puts out the fire of rage and acrimoniousness stokes it.


3
ـ اَلْحِلْمُ يُطْفِيءُ نارَ الْغَضَبِ، والْحِدَّةُ تُؤَجِّجُ إحْراقَهُ


4
. Be forbearing and you will be honoured.


4
ـ أُحْلُمْ تُـكْرَمْ


5
. Be forbearing and you will be respected.


5
ـ أُحْلُمْ تُوَقَّرْ


6
. Bear [the actions of others] with patience, otherwise you will never be pleased.


6
ـ أَغْضِ عَلَى الْقَذى، وإلاّ لَمْ تَرْضَ أبَداً


7
. Veil [your] anger with forbearance and ignore misconceptions with understanding.


7
ـ احْتَجِبْ عَنِ الغَضَبِ بِالْحِلْمِ، وغُضَّ عَنِ الوَهْمِ بِالْفَهْمِ


8
. The strongest of all people is the one who overcomes his anger with his forbearance.


8
ـ أقْوىَ النّاسِ مَنْ قَوِيَ عَلى غَضَبِهِ بِحِلْمِهِ


9
. The best forbearance is suppressing anger and exercising self-restraint despite having power [to exact revenge].


9
ـ أفْضَلُ الحِلْمِ كَظْمُ الغَيْظِ، ومِلْكُ النَّفْسِ مَعَ القُدْرَةِ


10
. The most courageous of people is the one who defeats ignorance with forbearance.


10
ـ أشْجَعُ النّاسِ مَنْ غَلَبَ الجَهْلَ بِالحِلْمِ


11
. Verily the best of characteristics of men is forbearance.


11
ـ إنَّ أفْضَلَ أخْلاقِ الرِّجالِ الحِلْمُ


12
. Delaying punishment is from the perfection of forbearance.


12
ـ مِنْ كَمالِ الحِلْمِ تَأْخِيرُ العُقُوبَةِ


13
. Forbearance is [like] a tribe [as it protects those who belong to it].


13
ـ اَلْحِلْمُ عَشِيرَةٌ


14
. Forbearance is the ornament of [one’s] character.


14
ـ اَلْحِلْمُ زَيْنُ الْخُلْقِ


15
. Forbearance is the symbol of excellence.


15
ـ اَلْحِلْمُ عُنْوانُ الفَضْلِ


16
. Forbearance is the cornerstone of [good] leadership.


16
ـ اَلْحِلْمُ رَأْسُ الرِّياسَةِ


17
. Forbearance is the fruit of knowledge.


17
ـ اَلْحِلْمُ ثَمَرَةُ العِلْمِ


18
. Forbearance is a means of silencing the foolish.


18
ـ اَلْحِلْمُ فِدامُ السَّفِيهِ


19
. Forbearance is the embellishment of knowledge.


19
ـ اَلْحِلْمُ زينَةُ الْعِلْمِ


20
. Forbearance is the perfection of intellect.


20
ـ اَلْحِلْمُ تَمامُ الْعَقْلِ


21
. Forbearance (or wisdom) is light, [and] its essence is the intellect.


21
ـ اَلْحِلْمُ (الحِكْمَةُ) نُورٌ، جَوْهَرُهُ (جَوْهَرتُهُ) العَقْلُ


22
. Forbearance is the ornament of knowledge and the cause of peace.


22
ـ اَلْحِلْمُ حِلْيَةُ العِلْمِ، وعِلَّةُ السِّلْمِ


23
. Forbearance is the system by which the affairs of a believer are organized.


23
ـ اَلْحِلْمُ نِظامُ أمْرِ المُؤْمِنِ


24
. If in anger there is revenge, then in forbearance there is the reward of the virtuous.


24
ـ إنْ كانَ فِي الغَضَبِ الإنْتِصارُ، فَفِي الْحِلْمِ ثَوابُ الأبـْرارِ


25
. Verily forbearance is only suppression of anger and self-restraint.


25
ـ إنَّما الحِلْمُ كَظْمُ الغَيْظِ، ومِلْكُ النَّفْسِ


26
. The bane of forbearance is humiliation.


26
ـ آفَةُ الحِلْمِ الذُّلُّ


27
. When you are forbearing with a foolish person, you sadden him; so increase his sorrow by your forbearance towards him.


27
ـ إذا حَلُمْتَ عَنِ السَّفِيهِ غَمَمْتَهُ، فَزِدْهُ غَمّاً بِحِلْمِكَ عَنْهُ


28
. When you are forbearing with an ignorant person, you have given him the best reply.


28
ـ إذا حَلُمْتَ عَنِ الجاهِلِ فَقَدْ أوْسَعْتَهُ جَواباً


29
. When you hear something hateful that troubles you, then lower your head, taking no notice of it, and it will pass you by.


29
ـ إذا سَمِعْتَ مِنَ الْمَكْرُوهِ ما يُؤْذيكَ فَتَطَأْطَأْ لَهُ يُخْطِكَ


30
. When forbearance brings about corruption [and defiance in the enemy], forgiveness becomes a weakness.


30
ـ إذا كانَ الْحِلْمُ مَفْسَدةً، كانَ العَفْوُ مَعْجَزَةً


31
. Through forbearance, supporters increase.


31
ـ بِالحِلْمِ تَـكْثُرُ الأنْصارُ


32
. It is through suppression [of anger] that forbearance comes about.


32
ـ بِالْكَظْمِ يَكُونُ الْحِلْمُ


33
. Gulping down the agonies of forbearance extinguishes the fire of anger.


33
ـ تَجَرُّعُ غُصَصِ الحِلْمِ يُطْفِيءُ نارَ الغَضَبِ


34
. Gulp down the agonies, for indeed I have not seen any drink that is sweeter than this in outcome, nor more tasteful in effect.


34
ـ تَجَرَّعِ الغُصَصَ، فَإنّي لَمْ أرَ جُرْعَةً أحْلى مِنْها عاقِبَةً وَلا ألَذَّ مَغَبَّةً


35
. Gulp down the pains of forbearance, for indeed it is the cornerstone of wisdom and the fruit of knowledge.


35
ـ تَجَرَّعْ مَضَضَ الحِلْمِ، فَإنَّهُ رَأْسُ الحِكْمَةِ، وثَمَرةُ العِلْمِ


36
. The fruit of forbearance is kindness.


36
ـ ثَمَرَةُ الحِلْمِ الرِّفْقُ


37
. Virtuous forbearance is a sign of abundant knowledge.


37
ـ حُسْنُ الحِلْمِ دَليلُ وُفُورِ العِلْمِ


38
. The best forbearance is accustoming yourself to act with forbearance.


38
ـ خَيْـرُ الحِلْمِ اَلتَّحَلُّمُ


39
. The cornerstone of knowledge is forbearance.


39
ـ رَأْسُ العِلْمِ الحِلْمُ


40
. The alms-tax of forbearance is bearing patiently [with the bad behaviour of the people].


40
ـ زَكوةُ الحِلْمِ الإحْتِمالُ


41
. The cause of reverence is forbearance.


41
ـ سَبَبُ الوَقارِ اَلْحِلْمُ


42
. Espouse forbearance for verily it is the fruit of knowledge.


42
ـ عَلَيْكَ بِالحِلْمِ فَإنَّهُ ثَمَرَةُ العِلْمِ


43
. Espouse forbearance for indeed it is a pleasing characteristic.


43
ـ عَلَيْكَ بِالحِلْمِ فَإنَّهُ خُلُقٌ مَرْضِيٌّ


44
. It is when rage and anger prevails that the forbearance of the forbearing is tested.


44
ـ عِنْدَ غَلَبَةِ الغَيْظِ والْغَضَبِ يُخْتَبـَرُ حِلْمُ الْحُلَماءِ


45
. The strength [required] for forbearance in times of anger is greater than the strength [needed] for vengeance.


45
ـ قُوَّةُ الحِلْمِ عِنْدَ الغَضَبِ أفْضَلُ مِنَ القُوَّةِ عَلَى الإنْتِقامِ


46
. Forbearance is sufficient as veneration.


46
ـ كَفى بِالحِلْمِ وَقاراً


47
. Delaying punishment is from the perfection of forbearance.


47
ـ مِنْ كَمالِ الحِلْمِ تَأْخِيرُ العُقُوبَةِ


48
. The best vizier of knowledge is forbearance.


48
ـ نِعْمَ وَزِيرُ العِلْمِ الحِلْمُ


49
. The dignity of forbearance is the adornment of knowledge.


49
ـ وَقارُ الحِلْمِ زِينَـةُ العِلْمِ


50
. I found forbearance and tolerance more helpful to me than courageous men.


50
ـ وَجَدْتُ الحِلْمَ والإحْتِمالَ أنْصَرَ لي مِنْ شَِجْعانِ الرِّجالِ


51
. Do not disgrace yourselves in order to alleviate your anger, and if an ignorant person acts ignorantly towards you then let your forbearance prevail over him.


51
ـ لاتَفْضَحُوا أنْفُسَكُمْ لِتَشْفُوا غَيْظَكُمْ، وإنْ جَهِلَ عَلَيْكُمْ جاهِلٌ فَلْيَسَعْهُ حِلْمُكُمْ


52
. There is no virtue like forbearance.


52
ـ لافَضِيلَةَ كَالْحِلْمِ


53
. There is no supporter like forbearance.


53
ـ لاظَهِيرَ كَالْحِلْمِ


54
. There is no forbearance like feigning inattention [and pretending not to have noticed].


54
ـ لاحِلْمَ كَالتَّغافُلِ


55
. There is no dignity loftier than forbearance.


55
ـ لاعِزَّ أرْفَعُ مِنَ الحِلْمِ


56
. There is no honour higher than forbearance.


56
ـ لاشَرَفَ أعْلى مِنَ الحِلْمِ


57
. No one shows forbearance towards the foolish except the intelligent.


57
ـ لا يَحْلُمُ عَنِ السَّفيهِ إلاّ العاقِلُ


58
. One who has no forbearance has no knowledge.


58
ـ لاعِلْمَ لِمَنْ لاحِلْمَ لَهُ


59
. The forbearance of a person is evinced from his abundant tolerance, and his nobility [is evinced] from his abundant benefactions.


59
ـ يُسْتَدَلُّ عَلى حِلْمِ الرَّجُلِ بِكَثْرَةِ احْتِمالِهِ، وعَلى نُبْلِهِ بِكَثْرَةِ إنْعامِهِ

	

	
	



	

		

Praise



Praise الحمد


1
. A Praiser should praise none but his Lord.


1
ـ لايَحْمَدُ حامِدٌ إلاّ رَبَّهُ


2
. Whoever puts praise [for Allah] as the conclusion of a blessing, Allah, the Glorified, makes it the key for more [blessings].


2
ـ مَنْ جَعَلَ الْحَمْدَ خِتامَ النِّعْمَةِ جَعَلَهُ اللّهُ سُبْحانَهُ مِفْتاحَ المَزِيدِ


3
. Whoever praises Allah, He makes him free from want.


3
ـ مَنْ حَمِدَ اللّهَ أغْناهُ

	

	
	



	

		

The Praiseworthy And The Disgraceful



The Praiseworthy and the Disgraceful المحامد والمذام


1
. Try to increase your praiseworthy actions [and traits], for verily disgraceful actions [and traits] are such that very few gain salvation from them.


1
ـ إسْتَكْثِرْ مِنَ المَحامِدِ، فَإنَّ المَذامَّ قَلَّ مَنْ يَنْجُو مِنْها