Pride And Boasting
1 . What reason has a human being to be proud when his beginning is a drop of semen and his end is a carcass; neither can he sustain himself nor can he repel his [own] death!
1 ـ ما لابْنِ آدَمَ والفَخْرَ، وأوَّلُهُ نُطْفَةٌ، وآخِرُهُ جيفَةٌ، لايَرْزُقُ نَفْسَهُ، وَلايَدْفَعُ حَتْفَهُ
2 . Never become proud of a state that you attained without [any] device [and hard work], and never be arrogant of a rank that you attained without merit, for indeed that which is built by circumstance is destroyed by entitlement.
2 ـ لاتَدُلَّنَّ بِحالَة بَلَغْتَها بِغَيْرِ آلَة، ولاتَفْخِرَنَّ بِمَرْتَبـَة نِلْتَها مِنْ غَيْرِ مَنْقَبَة، فَإنَّ ما يَبْنيهِ الإتِّفاقُ يَهْدِمُهُ الاِسْتِحْقاقُ
3 . There is no foolishness greater than arrogance.
3 ـ لاحُمْقَ أعْظَمُ مِنَ الفَخْرِ
4 . Boasting ought to be about the greatest effort, keeping promises and being overly generous, not about the worn out bones [of one’s ancestors] and evil traits.
4 ـ يَنْبَغي أنْ يَكُونَ التَّفاخُرُ بِعَلِيِّ الهِمَمِ، والوَفاءِ بِالذِّمَمِ، والمُبالَغَةِ فيِ الكَرَمِ، لابِبَوالِى الرِّمَمِ، ورَذائِلِ الشِّيَمِ
5 . Boastfulness stems from the smallness of [one’s] status [and worth].
5 ـ اَلاِفْتِخارُ مِنْ صِغَرِ الأقْدارِ
6 . Beware of contesting with Allah, the Glorified, in His greatness, for Allah, the Most High, abases every tyrant and belittles every boaster.
6 ـ إيّاكَ ومُساماةَ اللّهِ سُبْحانَهُ في عَظَمَتِهِ، فَإنَّ اللّهَ تَعالى يُذِلُّ كُلَّ جَبّار، وَيُهينُ كُلَّ مُخْتال