Patience is the shield against poverty
الصَّبْرُ جُنَّةُ الْفَاقَةِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Patience is the [best] resource for [tackling] poverty
الصَّبْرُ عُدَّةُ الْفَقْرِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Displaying neediness gives rise to poverty
إِظْهَارُ التَّبَاؤُسِ يَجْلِبُ الْفَقْرَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Patience in poverty with dignity is better than wealth with indignity
الصَّبْرُ عَلَى الْفَقْرِ مَعَ الْعِزِّ أَجْمَلُ مِنَ الْغِنَى مَعَ الذُّلِّ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Whoever manifests his poverty, lowers his status
مَنْ أَظْهَرَ فَقْرَهُ أَذَلَّ قَدْرَهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
It is obligatory on the poor that he should not put forward his request [to others] unless he has no other choice
مِنَ الْوَاجِبِ عَلَى الْفَقِيرِ أَنْ لَا يَبْذُلَ مِنْ غَيْرِ اضْطِرَارٍ سُؤَالَهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The hardships of poverty are preferable to facing humiliation
مُقَاسَاةُ الْإِقْلَالِ وَلَا مُلَاقَاةُ الْإِذْلَالِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Extreme poverty is better than disgraceful affluence
الْفَقْرُ الْفَادِحُ أَجْمَلُ مِنَ الْغِنَى الْفَاضِحِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Verily the little that is from Allah, the Glorified, is more valuable than the plenty [that is gotten] from His creatures
إِنَّ الْيَسِيرَ مِنَ اللَّهِ سُبْحَانَهُ لَأَكْرَمُ مِنَ الْكَثِيرِ مِنْ خَلْقِهِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Many a thing that is little grows and develops much more than that which is plenty
رُبَّ يَسِيرٍ أَنْمَى مِنْ كَثِيرٍ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Little that belongs to you is better than plenty that belongs to others
قَلِيلٌ لَكَ خَيْرٌ مِنْ كَثِيرٍ لِغَيْرِكَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Little with a praised outcome is better than plenty with a harmful consequence
قَلِيلٌ تُحْمَدُ مَغَبَّتُهُ خَيْرٌ مِنْ كَثِيرٍ تَضُرُّ عَاقِبَتُهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The little that one is in need of is better than the plenty that one is needless of
قَلِيلٌ يُفْتَقَرُ إِلَيْهِ خَيْرٌ مِنْ كَثِيرٍ يُسْتَغْنَى عَنْهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Little which is easy for you to act upon is better than a lot that is too heavy for you to bear
قَلِيلٌ يَخِفُّ عَلَيْكَ عَمَلُهُ خَيْرٌ مِنْ كَثِيرٍ تَسْتَثْقِلُ حَمْلَهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Little [wealth] that suffices is better than a lot which makes one insolent
قَلِيلٌ يَكْفِي خَيْرٌ مِنْ كَثِيرٍ يُطْغِي
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The little that saves [one from hellfire] is better than plenty that destroys
قَلِيلٌ يُنْجِي خَيْرٌ مِنْ كَثِيرٍ يُرْدِي
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Little that suffices is better than a lot which makes one insolent
يَسِيرٌ يَكْفِي خَيْرٌ مِنْ كَثِيرٍ يُطْغِي
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Little of this world is better than plenty of it, and that of it which suffices for subsistence in it is better than that which destroys
يَسِيرُ الدُّنْيَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ كَثِيرِهَا وَبُلْغَتُهَا أَجْدَرُ مِنْ هَلَكَتِهَا
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Many a poor person is wealthier than all the rich people
رُبَّ فَقِيرٍ أَغْنَى مِنْ كُلِّ غَنِيٍّ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Many a poverty turns into with lasting affluence
رُبَّ فَقْرٍ عَادَ بِالْغِنَى الْبَاقِي
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
How many a poor person is needed by someone else
كَمْ مِنْ فَقِيرٍ يُفْتَقَرُ إِلَيْهِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
How often it is that one who gets less, benefits while one who gets more, loses
كَمْ مِنْ مَنْقُوصٍ رَابِحٍ وَمَزْيَدٍ خَاسِرٍ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
How many a poor person is rich and [how many] a rich person is needy
كَمْ مِنْ فَقِيرٍ غَنِيٌّ وَغَنِيٍّ مُفْتَقِرٌ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Dispense with your dependency on anyone and you will be like him
اسْتَغْنِ عَمَّنْ شِئْتَ وَكُنْ نَظِيرَهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
One who is overcome by poverty should frequently recite: There is no might and no power but by [the will of] Allah, the Most High, the Most Mighty
مَنْ أَلَحَّ عَلَيْهِ الْفَقْرُ فَلْيُكْثِرْ مِنْ قَوْلِ لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Wealth and poverty manifest the essences of men and their qualities
الْغِنَى وَالْفَقْرُ يَكْشِفَانِ جَوَاهِرَ الرِّجَالِ وَأَوْصَافَهَا
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
True poverty and wealth are [determined] after presenting [the account of] one’s deeds before Allah, the Glorified
الْفَقْرُ وَالْغِنَى بَعْدَ الْعَرْضِ عَلَى اللَّهِ سُبْحَانَهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Affluence through [complete reliance on] Allah is the greatest affluence
الْغِنَى بِاللَّهِ أَعْظَمُ الْغِنَى
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Express your needs to whomever you wish and (you will) become his captive
احْتَجْ إِلَى مَنْ شِئْتَ وَكُنْ أَسِيرَهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
any a grant is such that misfortune is better than it
رُبَّ مَوْهِبَةٍ خَيْرٌ مِنْهَا الْفَجِيعَةُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The wealth of a poor person is his contentment
غِنَى الْفَقِيرِ قَنَاعَتُهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The deprived may [also] be granted sustenance
قَدْ يُرْزَقُ الْمَحْرُومُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The poor person will never be saved from death because of his poverty
لَنْ يَسْلَمَ مِنَ الْمَوْتِ فَقِيرٌ لِإِقْلَالِهِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
One who forgets about what has been robbed from him, it is as if he has not been robbed
مَنْ سَلَا عَنِ الْمَسْلُوبِ كَأَنْ لَمْ يُسْلَبْ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
One who is satisfied with what Allah has allotted for him does not become sad about what others possess
مَنْ رَضِيَ بِمَا قَسَمَ اللَّهُ لَهُ لَمْ يَحْزَنْ عَلَى مَا فِي يَدِ غَيْرِهِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Never be deceived by the condition of the people of vanities [and what they enjoy of this world], for indeed it is an extended shadow [which lasts] until a fixed time
لَا يَغُرَّنَّكَ مَا أَصْبَحَ فِيهِ أَهْلُ الْغُرُورِ بِالدُّنْيَا فَإِنَّمَا هُوَ ظِلٌّ مَمْدُودٌ إِلَى أَجَلٍ مَحْدُودٍ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
It behoves the one who knows the [true nature of] people to be uninterested in that which they possess
يَنْبَغِي لِمَنْ عَرَفَ النَّاسَ أَنْ يَزْهَدَ فِيمَا فِي أَيْدِيهِمْ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech