الامتحان
رُبَّ مُبْتَلًى مَصْنُوعٌ لَهُ بِالْبَلْوَى
Many a person who is afflicted is made stronger by his affliction
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
سِتَّةٌ تُخْتَبَرُ بِهَا أَخْلَاقُ الرِّجَالِ الرِّضَا وَالْغَضَبُ وَالْأَمْنُ وَالرَّهَبُ وَالْمَنْعُ وَالرَّغَبُ
Six things are used to gauge the character of men: [their behaviour in times of] happiness and anger, security and fear, deprivation and desire
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
عِنْدَ تَعَاقُبِ الشَّدَائِدِ تَظْهَرُ فَضَائِلُ الْإِنْسَانِ
During successive hardships the virtues of a person become manifest
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
عِنْدَ الْخِبْرَةِ تَنْكَشِفُ عُقُولُ الرِّجَالِ [عِنْدَ الْحَيْرَةِ]
In times of trial (or perplexity) the [level of] intellects of the people are revealed
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
عِنْدَ الِامْتِحَانِ يُكْرَمُ الرَّجُلُ أَوْ يُهَانُ
It is in times of trial that a man is [either] honoured or disgraced
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
فِي تَصَارِيفِ الْأَحْوَالِ تُعْرَفُ جَوَاهِرُ الرِّجَالِ
It is during the change of circumstances that the [real] gems among the people are known
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
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
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
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
ثَلَاثٌ يُمْتَحَنُ بِهَا عُقُولُ الرِّجَالِ هُنَّ الْمَالُ وَالْوَلَايَةُ وَالْمُصِيبَةُ
There are three things by which the intellects of people are tested: wealth, authority and adversity
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
يُمْتَحَنُ الْمُؤْمِنُ بِالْبَلَاءِ كَمَا يُمْتَحَنُ بِالنَّارِ الْخِلَاصُ
A believer is tested with affliction just like the purity of gold and silver is tested with fire
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
يُمْتَحَنُ الرَّجُلُ بِفِعْلِهِ لَا بِقَوْلِهِ
A person is tested by his actions, not by his words
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
الْبَلَاءُ رَدِيفُ الرَّخَاءِ
Tribulation follows behind ease [and comfort]
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
إِنِ ابْتُلِيَ ظَنَّ وَارْتَابَ
He (‘a) said about the one whom he censured: If he is distressed he thinks [ill of Allah] and doubts [in Him]
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم