التأهب للموت
اسْتَعِدُّوا لِلْمَوْتِ فَقَدْ أَطَلَّكُمْ [أَظَلَّكُمْ]
Prepare yourselves for death for indeed it overshadows you
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
أَسْمِعُوا دَعْوَةَ الْمَوْتِ آذَانَكُمْ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُدْعَى بِكُمْ
Let your ears hear the call of death before it calls you
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
احْذَرِ الْمَوْتَ وَأَحْسِنْ لَهُ الِاسْتِعْدَادَ تَسْعَدْ بِمُنْقَلَبِكَ
Beware of death and be adequately prepared for it, [for by this] you will be happy in your place of [final] return
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
إِيَّاكَ أَنْ يَنْزِلَ بِكَ الْمَوْتُ وَأَنْتَ آبِقٌ عَنْ رَبِّكَ فِي طَلَبِ الدُّنْيَا
Be careful that death does not descend upon you while you are a fugitive [who has run away] from Allah in your seeking [the pleasures of] this world
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
إِنَّ أَمْراً لَا تَعْلَمُ مَتَى يَفْجَؤُكَ يَنْبَغِي أَنْ تَسْتَعِدَّ لَهُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَغْشَاكَ
Verily it behoves you to prepare for the matter about the timing of whose sudden occurrence you have no knowledge of before it overcomes you
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
إِنَّ لَكُمْ نِهَايَةً فَانْتَهُوا إِلَى نِهَايَتِكُمْ وَإِنَّ لَكُمْ عَلَماً فَانْتَهُوا بِعَلَمِكُمْ
Verily you have an ultimate destination so move towards your destination, and you have a guide so move towards it with [the help of] your guide
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
إِنَّ الْمَرْءَ إِذَا هَلَكَ قَالَ النَّاسُ مَا تَرَكَ وَقَالَتِ الْمَلَائِكَةُ مَا قَدَّمَ لِلَّهِ آبَاؤُكُمْ فَقَدِّمُوا بَعْضاً يَكُنْ لَكُمْ ذُخْراً وَلَا تُخَلِّفُوا كُلًّا فَيَكُونَ عَلَيْكُمْ كَلًّا
Verily when a man dies people say: ‘What has he left behind?’ while the angels say: ‘What has he sent forward?’ Your forefathers are for Allah! Send some of your wealth forward, so that it may be a provision for you [in the Hereafter], and do not leave all of it behind such that it becomes a [heavy] burden on you
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
إِذَا كَانَ هُجُومُ الْمَوْتِ لَا يُؤْمَنُ فَمِنَ الْعَجْزِ تَرْكُ التَّأَهُّبِ لَهُ
When one cannot remain secure from the onslaught of death, then not being prepared for it is incompetence
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
تَارِكُ التَّأَهُّبِ لِلْمَوْتِ وَاغْتِنَامِ الْمَهَلِ غَافِلٌ عَنْ هُجُومِ الْأَجَلِ
The one who does not prepare for death and take benefit of respite is negligent of the onslaught of death
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
تَرَحَّلُوا فَقَدْ جَدَّ بِكُمْ وَاسْتَعِدُّوا لِلْمَوْتِ فَقَدْ أَظَلَّكُمْ
Begin your journey for you have been pushed forward and prepare for death for it has overshadowed you
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
سَابِقُوا الْأَجَلَ وَأَحْسِنُوا الْعَمَلَ تَسْعَدُوا بِالْمَهَلِ
Anticipate death and do good deeds; [by this] you will attain felicity through your [hastening to good deeds while you have] respite
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
عَجِبْتُ لِمَنْ يَرَى أَنَّهُ يَنْقُصُ كُلُّ يَوْمٍ فِي نَفْسِهِ وَعُمُرِهِ وَهُوَ لَا يَتَأَهَّبُ لِلْمَوْتِ
I am amazed at the person who sees his body and his lifespan decreasing every day and still does not make preparations for death
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
عَجِبْتُ لِمَنْ خَافَ الْبَيَاتَ فَلَمْ يَكُفَّ
I am amazed at the one who fears the ambush [of death] and still does not desist
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
غَائِبُ الْمَوْتِ أَحَقُّ مُنْتَظَرٍ وَأَقْرَبُ قَادِمٍ
The absent death is more deserving of being awaited and is closer in its approach [than any other traveller whose return is expected]
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
فَالْأَرْوَاحُ مُرْتَهَنَةٌ بِثِقْلِ أَعْبَائِهَا [بثقيل أعيابها] مُوقِنَةٌ بِغَيْبِ أَنْبَائِهَا لَا تُسْتَزَادُ مِنْ صَالِحِ عَمَلِهَا وَلَا تُسْتَعْتَبُ [لَا تَعْتَبُ] مِنْ سَيِّئِ زَلَلِهَا
[In the Hereafter] the souls are held at ransom by the weight of their sins and have become certain of their unseen fatesNeither can good acts be added [to their record] nor are they given warning about their evil deeds [rather, the harsh punishment of hell awaits them]
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
رَحِمَ اللَّهُ امْرَأً بَادَرَ الْأَجَلَ وَأَكْذَبَ الْأَمَلَ وَأَخْلَصَ الْعَمَلَ
May Allah have mercy upon the person who anticipates death and performs good deeds for the abode of his [permanent] residence and the place of his dignity
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم