Humiliation [and disgrace] is in asking from people
الذُّلُّ فِي [إِلَى] مَسْأَلَةِ النَّاسِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Begging is the key to poverty
الْمَسْأَلَةُ مِفْتَاحُ الْفَقْرِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Hunger is better than the humiliation of subjugation
الْجُوعُ خَيْرٌ مِنْ ذُلِّ الْخُضُوعِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Begging weakens the tongue of the speaker, breaks the heart of the courageous hero, puts the free honourable one in the position of a humbled slave, takes away the radiance of one’s face and wipes out one’s sustenance
السُّؤَالُ يُضْعِفُ لِسَانَ الْمُتَكَلِّمِ وَيَكْسِرُ قَلْبَ الشُّجَاعِ الْبَطَلِ وَيُوقِفُ الْحُرَّ الْعَزِيزَ مَوْقِفَ الْعَبْدِ الذَّلِيلِ وَيُذْهِبُ بَهَاءَ الْوَجْهِ وَيَمْحَقُ الرِّزْقَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Sacrificing one’s dignity by begging is greater [in value] than the extent of one’s need, even if it is great and even if it is granted
بَذْلُ مَاءِ الْوَجْهِ فِي الطَّلَبِ أَعْظَمُ مِنْ قَدْرِ الْحَاجَةِ وَإِنْ عَظُمَتْ وَأُنْجِحَ فِيهَا الطَّلَبُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Begging is the collar of humiliation, it takes the honour away from the honourable and the stature away from the noble
الْمَسْأَلَةُ طَوْقُ الْمَذَلَّةِ تَسْلُبُ الْعَزِيزَ عِزَّهُ وَالْحَسِيبَ حَسَبَهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Seeking one’s need from he who is not worthy [of being asked] is harder than death
أَشَدُّ مِنَ الْمَوْتِ طَلَبُ الْحَاجَةِ مِنْ غَيْرِ أَهْلِهَا
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Verily the value of asking is greater than the worth of what is given, so do not regard that which you give as much, for it will never be equal to the humiliation of asking
إِنَّ قَدْرَ السُّؤَالِ أَكْثَرُ مِنْ قِيمَةِ النَّوَالِ فَلَا تَسْتَكْثِرُوا مَا أَعْطَيْتُمُوهُ فَإِنَّهُ لَنْ يُوَازِيَ قَدْرَ السُّؤَالِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The bane of asking [others] is lack of success [in getting what one asks for]
آفَةُ الطَّلَبِ عَدَمُ النَّجَاحِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The virtue of loss of hope [in others] is better than the humiliation of asking [for their help]
حُسْنُ الْيَأْسِ أَجْمَلُ مِنْ ذُلِّ الطَّلَبِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Importunity is enough as a [reason for] deprivation
كَفَى بِالْإِلْحَاحِ مَحْرَمَةً
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Excessive importunity leads to refusal
كَثْرَةُ الْإِلْحَاحِ تُوجِبُ الْمَنْعَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The excessive importunity of a man leads to his deprivation
كَثْرَةُ إِلْحَاحِ الرَّجُلِ تُوجِبُ حِرْمَانَهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
One who asks for that which he does not deserve is faced with deprivation
مَنْ سَأَلَ مَا لَا يَسْتَحِقُّ قُوبِلَ بِالْحِرْمَانِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
One who repeats his request to the people, they get irritated by him
مَنْ تَكَرَّرَ سُؤَالُهُ لِلنَّاسِ ضَجَرُوهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Whoever seeks that which is in the possession of people, they debase him [for it]
مَنْ طَلَبَ مَا فِي أَيْدِي النَّاسِ حَقَّرُوهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
One who is importunate in his asking invites his own deprivation
مَنْ أَلَحَّ فِي سُؤَالِهِ دَعَا إِلَى حِرْمَانِهِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Your countenance is like frozen water that is melted by asking; so [be careful and] consider whose presence you are melting it in
وَجْهُكَ مَاءٌ جَامِدٌ يُقَطِّرُهُ السُّؤَالُ فَانْظُرْ عِنْدَ مَنْ تُقَطِّرُهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
There is no humiliation like asking [for something from others]
لَا ذُلَّ كَالطَّلَبِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
It behoves the intelligent person to earn praise through his wealth and to preserve himself from asking others
يَنْبَغِي لِلْعَاقِلِ أَنْ يَكْتَسِبَ بِمَالِهِ الْمَحْمَدَةَ وَيَصُونَ نَفْسَهُ عَنِ الْمَسْأَلَةِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech