رَحِمَ اللَّهُ امْرَأً عَرَفَ قَدْرَهُ وَلَمْ يَتَعَدَّ طَوْرَهُ
May Allah have mercy on the one who knows his status and does not overstep his limits
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
كَفَى بِالْمَرْءِ جَهْلًا أَنْ يَجْهَلَ قَدْرَهُ
It suffices as ignorance for a person to be ignorant of his limits [and standing in society]
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
مَنْ جَهِلَ قَدْرَهُ عَدَا [تَعَدَّى] طَوْرَهُ
One who does not know his worth, transgresses his limits
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
مَنْ عَرَفَ قَدْرَهُ لَمْ يَضِعْ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ
One who knows his worth is not disparaged among the people
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
مَنْ قَوِيَ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ تَنَاهَى فِي الْقُوَّةِ
Whoever is able to gain control over his [carnal] self has attained the highest degree of strength
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
مَنْ وَقَفَ عِنْدَ قَدْرِهِ أَكْرَمَهُ النَّاسُ
One who remains within his rank [and does not overstep his limits] is honoured by the people
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
مَنْ تَعَدَّى حَدَّهُ أَهَانَهُ النَّاسُ
One who oversteps his limits is humiliated by the people
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
مَنْ جَهِلَ مَوْضِعَ قَدَمِهِ عَثَرَ بِدَوَاعِي نَدَمِهِ
One who is ignorant about the place where he steps is made to stumble by the reasons of his regret
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
مَنْ جَهِلَ قَدْرَهُ جَهِلَ كُلَّ قَدْرٍ
One who is ignorant of his own worth does not know anyone’s worth
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
مَا عَقَلَ مَنْ عَدَا طَوْرَهُ
He who oversteps his limits has not used his intellect
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
مَا هَلَكَ مَنْ عَرَفَ قَدْرَهُ
He who knows his worth does not get ruined
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
هَلَكَ مَنْ لَمْ يَعْرِفْ قَدْرَهُ
Ruined is the one who does not know his status
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
نِعِمَّا لِلْعَبْدِ أَنْ يَعْرِفَ قَدْرَهُ وَلَا يَتَجَاوَزَ حَدَّهُ
How good it is for a servant to know his status and not to overstep his limits!
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
لَا تَفْعَلْ مَا يَضَعُ قَدْرَكَ
Do not do that which will degrade your status
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
لَا جَهْلَ أَعْظَمُ مِنْ تَعَدِّي الْقَدْرِ
There is no ignorance greater than transgressing [beyond] one’s status
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
لَا عَقْلَ لِمَنْ يَتَجَاوَزُ حَدَّهُ وَقَدْرَهُ
One who transgresses his limits and his status has no intelligence
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
أَكْبَرُ الْبَلَاءِ فَقْرُ النَّفْسِ
The greatest affliction is poverty of the soul
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم