آفَةُ النَّفْسِ الْوَلَهُ بِالدُّنْيَا
The bane of the soul is being infatuated with this world
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
سَبَبُ صَلَاحِ النَّفْسِ الْعُزُوفُ عَنِ الدُّنْيَا
Turning away from [the pleasures of] this world is the means of reforming the soul
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
عَجِبْتُ لِمَنْ عَرَفَ نَفْسَهُ كَيْفَ يَأْنَسُ بِدَارِ الْفَنَاءِ
I am amazed at the one who knows himself, how can he feel at ease in the temporary abode [of this world]?!
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
مَنْ صَحَّتْ مَعْرِفَتُهُ انْصَرَفَتْ عَنِ الْعَالَمِ الْفَانِي نَفْسُهُ وَهِمَّتُهُ
One whose cognizance is sound, his soul and his endeavour turns away from the evanescent world
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
مَا كَرُمَتْ عَلَى عَبْدٍ نَفْسُهُ إِلَّا هَانَتِ الدُّنْيَا فِي عَيْنِهِ
No servant considers his soul to be honourable but that the world becomes lowly [and insignificant] in his eyes
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
يَنْبَغِي لِمَنْ عَلِمَ شَرَفَ نَفْسِهِ أَنْ يُنَزِّهَهَا عَنْ دَنَاءَةِ الدُّنْيَا
It behoves the one who knows the honour [and value] of his soul to purify it from the lowliness of this world
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
إِيَّاكُمْ وَغَلَبَةَ الدُّنْيَا عَلَى أَنْفُسِكُمْ فَإِنَّ عَاجِلَهَا نَغْصَةٌ وَآجِلَهَا غُصَّةٌ
Do not let this world get the better of you, for indeed its present is bitter and its future is distressful
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم