توبيخ النفس
أَهِنْ نَفْسَكَ مَا جَمَحَتْ بِكَ إِلَى مَعَاصِي اللَّهِ
Humiliate your soul as long as it makes you recalcitrant in the disobedience of Allah
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
إِزْرَاءُ الرَّجُلِ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ بُرْهَانُ رَزَانَةِ عَقْلِهِ وَعُنْوَانُ وُفُورِ فَضْلِهِ
A person’s upbraiding of his own soul is evidence of the gravity of his intellect and the symbol of his abundant merit
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
أَقْبِلْ عَلَى نَفْسِكَ بِالْإِدْبَارِ عَنْهَا أَعْنِي [أعن] أَنْ تُقْبِلَ عَلَى نَفْسِكَ الْفَاضِلَةِ الْمُقْتَبِسَةِ مِنْ نُورِ عَقْلِكَ الْحَائِلَةِ بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَ دَوَاعِي طَبْعِكَ وَأَعْنِي [أعن] بِالْإِدْبَارِ عَنْ نَفْسِكَ الْأَمَّارَةِ بِالسُّوءِ الْمُصَافِحَةِ بِيَدِ الْعُتُوِّ
Move closer to your soul by retracting from it (I mean that you should move towards your loftier and higher self which has been adapted from the light of your intellect and acts as a barrier between you and the inclinations of your base nature; and by retracting I mean you should retract from the soul that commands to evil and shakes hands with defiance)
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
اقْمِعُوا هَذِهِ النُّفُوسَ فَإِنَّهَا طُلَعَةٌ [طُلَقَةٌ] إِنْ تُطِيعُوهَا تَزِغْ بِكُمْ إِلَى شَرِّ غَايَةٍ
Restrain these souls for indeed they are very desirous, and if you follow them, they will lead you towards the worst evil
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
إِنَّ النَّفْسَ الَّتِي تَطْلُبُ الرَّغَائِبَ الْفَانِيَةِ لَتَهْلَكُ فِي طَلَبِهَا وَتَشْقَى فِي مُنْقَلَبِهَا
Verily the soul that seeks short-lived desires will surely perish in its quest and will be wretched in its place of return [in the Hereafter]
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
إِنَّ النَّفْسَ الَّتِي تَجْهَدُ فِي اقْتِنَاءِ الرَّغَائِبِ الْبَاقِيَةِ لَتُدْرِكُ طَلَبَهَا وَتَسْعَدُ فِي مُنْقَلَبِهَا
Verily the soul that struggles to acquire the everlasting desires will surely achieve its goal and will be felicitous in its place of return [in the Hereafter]
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
إِنَّكَ لَسْتَ بِسَابِقٍ أَجَلَكَ وَلَا بِمَرْزُوقٍ مَا لَيْسَ لَكَ فَلِمَا ذَا تُشْقِي نَفْسَكَ يَا شَقِيُّ
Neither you overtake your death nor will you get the sustenance that is not [decreed] for you, so why are you making yourself miserable O wretched one?!
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
إِذَا صَعَبَتْ عَلَيْكَ نَفْسُكَ فَاصْعَبْ لَهَا تَذِلُّ لَكَ وَخَادِعْ نَفْسَكَ عَنْ نَفْسِكَ تَنْقَدْ لَكَ
When your soul becomes obstinate with you then be obstinate with it and it will be humble to you, and deceive your soul with regards to yourself, it will yield to you
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
تَقَاضَ نَفْسَكَ بِمَا يَجِبُ عَلَيْهَا تَأْمَنْ تَقَاضِيَ غَيْرِكَ لَكَ وَاسْتَقْصِ عَلَيْهَا تَغْنَ عَنِ اسْتِقْصَاءِ غَيْرِكَ
Demand from your soul [the performance of] that which it obligatory upon it and you will be safe from the demands of others, scrutinize it and you will have no need for the scrutiny of others
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
كُنْ مُؤَاخِذاً نَفْسَكَ مُغَالِباً سُوءَ طَبْعِكَ وَإِيَّاكَ أَنْ تَحْمِلَ ذُنُوبَكَ عَلَى رَبِّكَ
Hold yourself to account and struggle against your evil nature, and beware of blaming your sins on your Lord
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
كُنْ لِنَفْسِكَ مَانِعاً رَادِعاً وَلِثَرْوَتِكَ عِنْدَ الْحَمِيَّةِ [لِنَزْوَتِكَ عِنْدَ الْحَفِيظَةِ] وَاقِماً قَامِعاً
Be a preventer and a forbidder for yourself [from evil], and a suppressor and a subjugator for your wealth (or outburst) during zeal (or anger)
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
لَيْسَ مَنْ أَسَاءَ إِلَى نَفْسِهِ بِذِي مَأْمُولٍ
There is no expectation [of goodness] from the one who wrongs his own soul
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
مَنْ أَهَانَ نَفْسَهُ أَكْرَمَهُ اللَّهُ
Whoever abases his [carnal] soul is honoured by Allah
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
مَنْ غَشَّ نَفْسَهُ لَمْ يَنْصَحْ غَيْرَهُ
One who deceives himself cannot [sincerely] advise others
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
مَنْ لَمْ يَسُسْ نَفْسَهُ أَضَاعَهَا
One who does not govern [and train] his own soul, destroys it
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
مَنْ سَخِطَ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ أَرْضَى رَبَّهُ
Whoever is displeased with himself pleases his Lord
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
مَنْ وَاخَذَ نَفْسَهُ صَانَ قَدْرَهُ وَحُمِدَ عَوَاقِبُ أَمْرِهِ
Whoever holds himself accountable preserves his standing and the outcomes of his affair are praised
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
مَنِ اسْتَقْصَى عَلَى نَفْسِهِ أَمِنَ اسْتِقْصَاءَ غَيْرِهِ عَلَيْهِ
Whoever scrutinizes himself remains safe from the scrutiny of others
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
مَنِ اتَّهَمَ نَفْسَهُ فَقَدْ غَالَبَ الشَّيْطَانَ
Whoever accuses himself has indeed overpowered Satan
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
مَنْ وَبَّخَ نَفْسَهُ عَلَى الْعُيُوبِ ارْتَعَدَتْ [ارْتَدَعَتْ] عَنْ كَثِيرِ الذُّنُوبِ
Whoever reprimands his soul for [its] faults, it is deterred from many of the sins
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
مَنْ كَانَ لَهُ مِنْ نَفْسِهِ زَاجِرٌ كَانَ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ اللَّهِ حَافِظٌ
One who has in his soul a restrainer [from evil], has a protector over him from Allah
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
مَنْ ذَمَّ نَفْسَهُ أَصْلَحَهَا
Whoever blames his soul, reforms it
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
مَا آنَسَكَ أَيُّهَا الْإِنْسَانُ بِهَلَكَةِ نَفْسِكَ أَ مَا مِنْ دَائِكَ بُلُولٌ أَمْ لَيْسَ لَكَ مِنْ نَوْمَتِكَ يَقَظَةٌ أَ مَا تَرْحَمُ مِنْ نَفْسِكَ مَا تَرْحَمُ مِنْ غَيْرِكَ
mankind, what has made you pleased with the destruction of your soul? Is there no cure from your ailment and no awakening from your slumber?! Do you not feel compassion for yourself as you have mercy on others?
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
مَا صَبَّرَكَ أَيُّهَا الْمُبْتَلَى عَلَى دَائِكَ وَجَلَّدَكَ عَلَى مَصَائِبِكَ وَعَزَّاكَ عَنِ الْبُكَاءِ عَلَى نَفْسِكَ
Afflicted one, what has made you patiently bear your disease, and [what has] made you remain steadfast in the face of your hardships, and [what has] consoled you from weeping over yourself?
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
مَا لَكَ وَمَا إِنْ أَدْرَكْتَهُ شَغَلَكَ بِصَلَاحِهِ عَنِ الِاسْتِمْتَاعِ بِهِ وَإِنْ تَمَتَّعْتَ [تمنعت] بِهِ نَغَّصَهُ عَلَيْكَ ظَفَرُ الْمَوْتِ بِكَ
What is [the matter] with you that which, if you acquire it [the wealth of this world], its improvement [and seeking something better than it] preoccupies you from enjoying it, and if you enjoy it, it spoils it [the enjoyment] for you with the victory of death over you
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
لَا يَلُمْ لَائِمٌ إِلَّا نَفْسَهُ
The blamer should not blame anyone but himself
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