الْكَيِّسُ أَصْلُهُ عَقْلُهُ وَمُرُوءَتُهُ خُلُقُهُ وَدِينُهُ حَسَبُهُ
The foundation of a sagacious person is his intellect, his magnanimity is his character and his religion is his distinction
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
الْكَيِّسُ مَنْ كَانَ يَوْمُهُ خَيْراً مِنْ أَمْسِهِ وَعَقَلَ الذَّمَّ عَنْ نَفْسِهِ
The sagacious person is one whose today is better than his yesterday and [one who] keeps blame away from himself [by not doing anything blameworthy]
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
الْكَيِّسُ مَنْ أَحْيَا فَضَائِلَهُ وَأَمَاتَ رَذَائِلَهُ بِقَمْعِهِ شَهْوَتَهُ وَهَوَاهُ
The sagacious person is one who enlivens his virtues and kills off his vices by subduing his lust and his vain desires
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
الْكَيْسُ تَقْوَى اللَّهِ سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَجَنُّبُ الْمَحَارِمِ وَإِصْلَاحُ الْمَعَادِ
Sagacity is [in] fearing Allah, the Glorified, eschewing the forbidden and improving one’s Hereafter [through good deeds]
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
الْكَيِّسُ مَنْ كَانَ غَافِلًا عَنْ غَيْرِهِ وَلِنَفْسِهِ كثيرا [كَثِيرَ التَّقَاضِي
The sagacious person is one who is inattentive towards others while expecting much from [and constantly judging] himself
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
الْكَيِّسُ مَنْ مَلَكَ عَنَانَ شَهْوَتِهِ
The sagacious person is one who controls the reins of his lustful desires
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
الْكَيِّسُ مَنْ تَجَلْبَبَ الْحَيَاءَ وَادَّرَعَ الْحِلْمَ
The sagacious person is one who dons the garment of modesty and the armour of forbearance
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
أَشْرَفُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَكْثَرُهُمْ كَيْساً [كِيَاساً]
The most honourable of believers is the most sagacious of them
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
أَكْيَسُ النَّاسِ مَنْ رَفَضَ دُنْيَاهُ
The most sagacious person is one who rejects [the pleasures of] his worldly life
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
أَكْيَسُ الْأَكْيَاسِ مَنْ مَقَتَ دُنْيَاهُ وَقَطَعَ مِنْهَا أَمَلَهُ وَمُنَاهُ وَصَرَفَ عَنْهَا طَمَعَهُ وَرَجَاهُ
The most sagacious person of all is one who loathes this world, cuts off his hope and aspiration from it, and turns his desire and expectation away from it
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
إِنَّ الْأَكْيَاسَ هُمُ الَّذِينَ لِلدُّنْيَا مَقَتُوا وَأَعْيُنَهُمْ عَنْ [فِي] زَهْرَتِهَا أَغْمَضُوا وَقُلُوبَهُمْ عَنْهَا صَرَفُوا وَبِالدَّارِ الْبَاقِيَةِ تَوَلَّهُوا
Verily the sagacious people are those who have loathing for this world and lower their eyes from its splendour; they turn their hearts away from it and yearn passionately for the everlasting abode
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
إِنَّ الْكَيِّسَ مَنْ كَانَ لِشَهْوَتِهِ مَانِعاً وَلِنَزْوَتِهِ عِنْدَ الْحَفِيظَةِ وَاقِماً قَامِعاً
Verily the sagacious person is one who restrains his lustful desire and subdues his outburst in times of anger by quelling it
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
إِنَّمَا الْكَيِّسُ مَنْ إِذَا أَسَاءَ اسْتَغْفَرَ وَإِذَا أَذْنَبَ نَدِمَ
Only he is sagacious who seeks forgiveness when he does wrong and regrets when he commits a sin
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
آفَةُ الذَّكَاءِ الْمَكْرُ
The bane of cleverness is scheming
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم