Noble traits are [acquired] through difficulties
الْمَكَارِمُ بِالْمَكَارِهِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
He (‘a) said about the one whom he censured: If he falls sick he regrets having abandoned the work
إِنْ مَرِضَ أَخْلَصَ وَأَنَابَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Indeed you are the target of calamities and the object of sicknesses
إِنَّكُمْ هَدَفُ النَّوَائِبِ وَدَرِيئَةُ الْأَسْقَامِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Through discomforts, Paradise is attained
بِالْمَكَارِهِ تُنَالُ الْجَنَّةُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The harm that one faces in calamity is to the extent of [the loftiness of] one’s rank
بِقَدْرِ عُلُوِّ الرِّفْعَةِ تَكُونُ نِكَايَةُ الْوَقْعَةِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
When you see your Lord continually testing you [with hardships] then be grateful to Him
إِذَا رَأَيْتَ رَبَّكَ يُوَالِي عَلَيْكَ الْبَلَاءَ فَاشْكُرْهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
It is with great difficulty that lofty ranks and perpetual bliss are attained
بِالتَّعَبِ الشَّدِيدِ تُدْرَكُ الدَّرَجَاتُ الرَّفِيعَةُ وَالرَّاحَةُ الدَّائِمَةُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The trial of a man is proportionate to his faith and religion
بَلَاءُ الرَّجُلِ عَلَى قَدْرِ إِيمَانِهِ وَدِينِهِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
During the descending of hardships and successive adversities, the excellence of patience becomes manifest
عِنْدَ نُزُولِ الْمَصَائِبِ وَتَعَاقُبِ النَّوَائِبِ تَظْهَرُ فَضِيلَةُ الصَّبْرِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Allah, the Glorified, has not cleansed this world for His friends nor has He withheld it from His enemies
لَمْ يَصْفُ اللَّهُ سُبْحَانَهُ الدُّنْيَا لِأَوْلِيَائِهِ وَلَمْ يَضُنَّ بِهَا عَلَى أَعْدَائِهِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
One who loves us should prepare to be covered with afflictions
مَنْ أَحَبَّنَا فَلْيَعُدَّ لِلْبَلَاءِ جِلْبَاباً
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
One who befriends us should have a thick skin for tribulations [that will befall him]
مَنْ تَوَلَّانَا فَلْيَلْبَسْ لِلْمِحَنِ إِهَاباً
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
A believer never falls short of forbearance and never gets anxious when faced with difficulty
لَا يُقَصِّرُ الْمُؤْمِنُ عَنِ احْتِمَالٍ وَلَا يَجْزَعُ لِرَزِيَّةٍ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Do not be delighted by wealth and comfort, and do not be grieved by poverty and tribulation, for verily gold is tested by fire and the believer is tested by tribulation
لَا تَفْرَحْ بِالْغِنَاءِ وَالرَّخَاءِ وَلَا تَغْتَمَّ بِالْفَقْرِ وَ الْبَلَاءِ فَإِنَّ الذَّهَبَ يُجَرَّبُ بِالنَّارِ وَالْمُؤْمِنَ يُجَرَّبُ بِالْبَلَاءِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Eminence is not perfected except by bearing the burdens [of others] and doing good turns
لَا يَكْمُلُ السُّؤْدَدُ إِلَّا بِتَحَمُّلِ الْأَثْقَالِ وَإِسْدَاءِ الضَّائِعِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
One who feels secure from the devising [of Allah] meets with harm
مَنْ أَمِنَ الْمَكْرَ لَقِيَ الشَّرَّ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
One who feels secure from the devising of Allah is destroyed
مَنْ أَمِنَ مَكْرَ اللَّهِ هَلَكَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Verily Allah, the Most High, bestows the blessing of benevolence in [times of] ease and the blessing of purification [in times] of hardship
إِنَّ لِلَّهِ تَعَالَى فِي السَّرَّاءِ نِعْمَةَ الْإِفْضَالِ وَفِي الضَّرَّاءِ نِعْمَةَ التَّطْهِيرِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The cessation of blessings is [caused] by withholding the rights of Allah from them and falling short in showing gratitude for them
زَوَالُ النِّعَمِ بِمَنْعِ حُقُوقِ اللَّهِ مِنْهَا وَالتَّقْصِيرِ فِي شُكْرِهَا
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Sometimes you may be the cause of your own misfortune
رُبَّمَا دُهِيتَ مِنْ نَفْسِكَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
How many a person is blessed through tribulation!
كَمْ مِنْ مُنْعَمٍ عَلَيْهِ بِالْبَلَاءِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
None shall be punished for an evil act except its doer
لَنْ يَلْقَى جَزَاءَ الشَّرِّ إِلَّا عَامِلُهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
One who oppresses [others] gets oppressed.
مَنْ ظَلَمَ ظُلِمَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
One who deals offensively [with others] is dealt with in the same way
مَنْ عَامَلَ بِالْغَيِّ [بِالْبَغْيِ] كُوفِيَ بِهِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
One who harbor’s evil feelings [and ill will] for others has actually harmed himself
مَنْ أَضْمَرَ الشَّرَّ لِغَيْرِهِ فَقَدْ بَدَأَ بِهِ نَفْسَهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
None of the acts of disobedience to Allah, the Glorified, come about except in [the garb of] desire
مَا زَالَتْ عَنْكُمْ نِعْمَةٌ وَلَا غَضَارَةُ عَيْشٍ إِلَّا بِذُنُوبٍ اجْتَرَحْتُمُوهَا وَمَا اللَّهُ بِظَلَّامٍ لِلْعَبِيدِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Openly [and boldly] sinning in front of Allah [without any shame] hastens [divine] retributions
مُدَاوَمَةُ [مُدَارَاةُ] الْمَعَاصِي تَقْطَعُ الرِّزْقَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
We seek refuge with Allah from the evils of the intellect [or from evil actions] and the ugliness of errors, and from Him do we seek assistance [against all this]
مُجَاهَرَةُ اللَّهِ سُبْحَانَهُ بِالْمَعَاصِي تُعَجِّلُ النِّقَمَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
One who makes a habit of following [his] lustful desires is overwhelmed by afflictions, is associated with evils and has certainty about the permanence [of this world]
مُدْمِنُ الشَّهَوَاتِ صَرِيعُ الْآفَاتِ مُقَارِنُ السَّيِّئَاتِ مُوقِنٌ بِالثَّبَاتِ [بِالتَّبِعَاتِ]
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Reward is gained in proportion to the difficulty endured
الثَّوَابُ بِالْمَشَقَّةِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Hardships are the key to reward
الْمَصَائِبُ مِفْتَاحُ الْأَجْرِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Reward with Allah, the Glorified, is to the extent of the hardship undergone
الثَّوَابُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى عَلَى قَدْرِ الْمُصَابِ [الْمَصَائِبِ]
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The reward for [bearing] hardship is greater than the extent of the hardship [itself]
الثَّوَابُ عَلَى الْمُصِيبَةِ أَعْظَمُ مِنْ قَدْرِ الْمُصِيبَةِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Verily great reward accompanies great trials; so when Allah, the Glorified, loves a community, He tries them
إِنَّ عَظِيمَ الْأَجْرِ مُقَارِنٌ عَظِيمَ الْبَلَاءِ فَإِذَا أَحَبَّ اللَّهُ سُبْحَانَهُ قَوْماً ابْتَلَاهُمْ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Reward descends in proportion to the hardship [that one bears]
تَنْزِلُ الْمَثُوبَةُ عَلَى قَدْرِ الْمُصِيبَةِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
To the extent of the hardship, there is reward
عَلَى قَدْرِ الْمُصِيبَةِ تَكُونُ الْمَثُوبَةُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The reward is proportionate to the tribulation [endured]
عَلَى قَدْرِ الْبَلَاءِ يَكُونُ الْجَزَاءُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Reward will never be acquired until [the bitter pill of] patience is swallowed
لَنْ يَحْصُلَ الْأَجْرُ حَتَّى يُتَجَرَّعَ الصَّبْرُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The ‘evil’ that is followed by Paradise is not [really] evil
مَا شَرٌّ بَعْدَهُ الْجَنَّةُ بِشَرٍّ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Many a person who is afflicted is made stronger by his affliction
رُبَّ مُبْتَلًى مَصْنُوعٌ لَهُ بِالْبَلْوَى
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Six things are used to gauge the character of men: [their behaviour in times of] happiness and anger, security and fear, deprivation and desire
سِتَّةٌ تُخْتَبَرُ بِهَا أَخْلَاقُ الرِّجَالِ الرِّضَا وَالْغَضَبُ وَالْأَمْنُ وَالرَّهَبُ وَالْمَنْعُ وَالرَّغَبُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
During successive hardships the virtues of a person become manifest
عِنْدَ تَعَاقُبِ الشَّدَائِدِ تَظْهَرُ فَضَائِلُ الْإِنْسَانِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
In times of trial (or perplexity) the [level of] intellects of the people are revealed
عِنْدَ الْخِبْرَةِ تَنْكَشِفُ عُقُولُ الرِّجَالِ [عِنْدَ الْحَيْرَةِ]
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
It is in times of trial that a man is [either] honoured or disgraced
عِنْدَ الِامْتِحَانِ يُكْرَمُ الرَّجُلُ أَوْ يُهَانُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
It is during the change of circumstances that the [real] gems among the people are known
فِي تَصَارِيفِ الْأَحْوَالِ تُعْرَفُ جَوَاهِرُ الرِّجَالِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
By the One who sent Muhammad (s) with the Truth, you will verily be mixed [and shaken] a complete mixing, and sifted a total sieving and fully mixed as by a ladle in a cooking pot, until those who are low from among you become high and the high ones become low, and those who have fallen behind will come forward and those who are in front will fall behind
وَالَّذِي بَعَثَ مُحَمَّداً ص بِالْحَقِّ لَتُبَلْبَلُنَّ بَلْبَلَةً وَلَتُغَرْبَلُنَّ غَرْبَلَةً وَلَتُسَاطُنَّ سَوْطَ الْقِدْرِ حَتَّى يَعْلُوَ أَسْفَلُكُمْ أَعْلَاكُمْ وَأَعْلَاكُمْ أَسْفَلَكُمْ وَلَيَسْبِقَنَّ سَابِقُونَ كَانُوا قَصَّرُوا وَلَيُقَصِّرَنَّ سَابِقُونَ كَانُوا سَبَقُوا
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
There are three things by which the intellects of people are tested: wealth, authority and adversity
ثَلَاثٌ يُمْتَحَنُ بِهَا عُقُولُ الرِّجَالِ هُنَّ الْمَالُ وَالْوَلَايَةُ وَالْمُصِيبَةُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
A believer is tested with affliction just like the purity of gold and silver is tested with fire
يُمْتَحَنُ الْمُؤْمِنُ بِالْبَلَاءِ كَمَا يُمْتَحَنُ بِالنَّارِ الْخِلَاصُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
A person is tested by his actions, not by his words
يُمْتَحَنُ الرَّجُلُ بِفِعْلِهِ لَا بِقَوْلِهِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Tribulation follows behind ease [and comfort]
الْبَلَاءُ رَدِيفُ الرَّخَاءِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
He (‘a) said about the one whom he censured: If he is distressed he thinks [ill of Allah] and doubts [in Him]
إِنِ ابْتُلِيَ ظَنَّ وَارْتَابَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The only way that the value of blessings can be known is by suffering their contraries
إِنَّمَا يُعْرَفُ قَدْرُ النِّعَمِ بِمُقَاسَاةِ ضِدِّهَا
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
When you see that Allah, the Glorified, is continuously testing you [with hardships], then [know that] He has woken you [from your slumber of negligence]
إِذَا رَأَيْتَ اللَّهَ سُبْحَانَهُ يُتَابِعُ عَلَيْكَ الْبَلَاءَ فَقَدْ أَيْقَظَكَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
When hardships distance themselves, solace draws near
إِذَا تَبَاعَدَتِ الْمُصِيبَةُ قَرُبَتِ السَّلْوَةُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
He (‘a) said about the one whom he censured: If he falls ill he devotes himself and turns repentantly [to Allah] but if he regains his health he forgets and returns [to his evil ways] and becomes emboldened in his injustice towards the servants [of Allah]
إِنْ صَحَّ نَسِيَ وَعَادَ وَاجْتَرَى عَلَى مَظَالِمِ الْعِبَادِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
How is it that you are not kept awake by the [fear of] Allah’s punishments that befall you by night while you lie in the way of Allah’s wrath because of your disobedience to Him?!
كَيْفَ لَا يُوقِظُكَ بَيَاتُ [بِآيَاتِ] نِقَمِ اللَّهِ وَقَدْ تَوَرَّطْتَ بِمَعَاصِيهِ مَدَارِجَ سَطَوَاتِهِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Indeed man (in this world) is only a target that is struck by [the arrows of] death and a booty that is rushed towards by tribulations and calamities
إِنَّمَا الْمَرْءُ فِي الدُّنْيَا غَرَضٌ تَنْتَضِلُهُ الْمَنَايَا وَنَهَبٌ تُبَادِرُهُ الْمَصَائِبُ وَالْحَوَادِثُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
By the befalling of calamities blessings become roiled
بِعَوَارِضِ الْآفَاتِ تَتَكَدَّرُ النِّعَمُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The succession of the night and day is the hiding place of calamities and the herald of separation [from loved ones]
كُرُورُ اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ مَكْمَنُ الْآفَاتِ وَدَاعِي الشَّتَاتِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
There is no escape for bodies from maladies
لَيْسَ لِلْأَجْسَامِ نَجَاةٌ مِنَ الْأَسْقَامِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
One is neither safe from the passage of time nor secure from the calamities of the days
لَا يَأْمَنُ أَحَدٌ صُرُوفَ الزَّمَانِ وَلَا يَسْلَمُ مِنْ نَوَائِبِ الْأَيَّامِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
It behoves the one who knows about time not to feel secure from its adversities and vicissitudes
يَنْبَغِي لِمَنْ عَرَفَ الزَّمَانَ أَنْ لَا يَأْمَنَ الصُّرُوفَ وَالْغِيَرَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
For every living thing there is an ailment
لِكُلِّ حَيٍّ دَاءٌ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The more restricting [and difficult] the hardship, the closer the relief
أَضْيَقُ مَا يَكُونُ الْحَرَجُ أَقْرَبُ مَا يَكُونُ الْفَرَجُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The time when relief is closest is when the affair becomes unbearable
أَقْرَبُ مَا يَكُونُ الْفَرَجُ عِنْدَ تَضَايُقِ الْأَمْرِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
When the openings [and ways] get blocked, the rays of relief begin to appear
عِنْدَ انْسِدَادِ الْفَرَجِ تَبْدُو مَطَالِعُ الْفَرَجِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
When the difficulties reach their peak, there is hope for relief
عِنْدَ تَنَاهِي الشَّدَائِدِ يَكُونُ تَوَقُّعُ الْفَرَجِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
When the circle of affliction tightens, ease follows
عِنْدَ تَضَايُقِ حِلَقِ الْبَلَاءِ يَكُونُ الرَّخَاءُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
No agony intensifies but that Allah brings its relief closer
مَا اشْتَدَّ ضِيقٌ إِلَّا قَرَّبَ اللَّهُ فَرَجَهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Hardships are divided equally among the creatures
الْمَصَائِبُ بِالسَّوِيَّةِ مَقْسُومَةٌ بَيْنَ الْبَرِيَّةِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Adversity [endured] with patience is the better of the two adversities
الْمُصِيبَةُ بِالصَّبْرِ أَعْظَمُ الْمُصِيبَتَيْنِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Noble traits are [acquired] through difficulties
أَكْرَهُ الْمَكَارِهِ فِيمَا لَا يُحْتَسَبُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The most worthy of giving [to] is the one who feels the least in need of asking [from others]
أَوْلَى النَّاسِ بِالْحَذَرِ أَسْلَمُهُمْ عَنِ [مِنَ] الْغِيَرِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Verily tribulations have certain extents that have to be passed so remain in slumber until they pass, for indeed trying to find a solution before this only increases [and prolongs] it
إِنَّ لِلْمِحَنِ غَايَاتٍ لَا بُدَّ مِنِ انْقِضَائِهَا فَنَامُوا لَهَا إِلَى حِينِ انْقِضَائِهَا فَإِنَّ إِعْمَالَ الْحِيلَةِ فِيهَا قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ زِيَادَةٌ لَهَا
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Verily tribulations have certain extents, and the extents have limits, so remain patient until you reach their limits, for trying to find a solution for them before they have passed only increases [and prolongs] them
إِنَّ لِلْمِحَنِ غَايَاتٍ وَلِلْغَايَاتِ نِهَايَاتٍ فَاصْبِرُوا لَهَا حَتَّى تَبْلُغَ نِهَايَاتُهَا فَالتَّحَرُّكُ لَهَا قَبْلَ انْقِضَائِهَا زِيَادَةٌ لَهَا
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
When you fear the difficulty of an affair then be firm against it, it will yield to you; and deceive time about its calamities, it will become easy for you
إِذَا خِفْتَ صُعُوبَةَ أَمْرٍ فَاصْعُبْ لَهُ يَذُلَّ لَكَ وَخَادِعِ الزَّمَانَ عَنْ أَحْدَاثِهِ تَهُنْ عَلَيْكَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
When tribulations come to you then sit and accept them, for indeed your standing up and confronting them will only aggravate them
إِذَا أَتَتْكَ الْمِحَنُ فَاقْعُدْ لَهَا فَإِنَّ قِيَامَكَ فِيهَا زِيَادَةٌ لَهَا
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Through calamities, happiness is spoiled
بِالْفَجَائِعِ يَتَنَغَّصُ السُّرُورُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Plunge into hardships to [arrive at] the truth wherever it may be
خُضِ الْغَمَرَاتِ إِلَى الْحَقِّ حَيْثُ كَانَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Many a time jubilation turns into rage
رُبَّ طَرَبٍ يَعُودُ بِالْحَرْبِ [كَالْحَرْبِ]
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Many a person is shown sympathy for an affliction that is [actually] his cure
رُبَّ مَرْحُومٍ مِنْ بَلَاءٍ هُوَ دَوَاؤُهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Sometimes matters look grim (or inescapable)
رُبَّمَا تَجَهَّمَتِ الْأُمُورُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
In times of difficulty, feelings of malice disappear
عِنْدَ الشَّدَائِدِ تَذْهَبُ الْأَحْقَادُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Whoever embarks on the frightful [and risky] earns wealth
مَنْ رَكِبَ الْأَهْوَالَ اكْتَسَبَ الْمَالَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech