Satisfaction is abundance while disappointment is agony
الرِّضَا غَنَاءٌ وَالسَّخَطُ عَنَاءٌ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Being pleased with what suffices leads to virtue
الرِّضَا بِالْكَفَافِ يُؤَدِّي إِلَى الْعَفَافِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Being pleased with what is sufficient is better than striving for lavishness
الرِّضَا بِالْكَفَافِ خَيْرٌ مِنَ السَّعْيِ فِي الْإِسْرَافِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Be satisfied with that which has been apportioned for you and you will be a [true] believer
ارْضَ بِمَا قُسِمَ لَكَ تَكُنْ مُؤْمِناً
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Be satisfied with the sustenance that has been apportioned for you and you will live a life of prosperity
ارْضَ مِنَ الرِّزْقِ بِمَا قُسِمَ لَكَ تَعِشْ غَنِيّاً
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The wealthiest of people is one who is pleased with what Allah has allotted to him
أَغْنَى النَّاسِ الرَّاضِي بِقَسْمِ اللَّهِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Take from the little of this world that which suffices you and leave from its abundance that which makes you transgress
خُذْ مِنْ قَلِيلِ الدُّنْيَا مَا يَكْفِيكَ وَدَعْ مِنْ كَثِيرِهَا مَا يُطْغِيكَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Good estimation with sufficiency is better than striving in extravagance
حُسْنُ التَّقْدِيرِ مَعَ الْكَفَافِ خَيْرٌ مِنَ السَّعْيِ فِي الْإِسْرَافِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Virtuous chastity and contentment with what suffices are from the pillars of faith
حُسْنُ الْعَفَافِ وَالرِّضَا بِالْكَفَافِ مِنْ دَعَائِمِ الْإِيمَانِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Take from the most precious of your possessions and spend it on that for which your Lord will elevate your lofty deeds
خُذُوا مِنْ كَرَائِمِ [كَرِيمِ] أَمْوَالِكُمْ مَا يَرْفَعُ بِهِ رَبُّكُمْ سَنِيَّ أَعْمَالِكُمْ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The cornerstone of contentment is satisfaction [with the decree of Allah]
رَأْسُ الْقَنَاعَةِ الرِّضَا
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Blessed is the one who adorns himself with virtue and is satisfied with what suffices
طُوبَى لِمَنْ تَحَلَّى بِالْعَفَافِ وَرَضِيَ بِالْكَفَافِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Blessed is the one who fears the punishment [of the Hereafter], works for the Reckoning, espouses continence, is content with what suffices [him] and is pleased with [the decree of] Allah, the Glorified
طُوبَى لِمَنْ خَافَ الْعِقَابَ وَعَمِلَ لِلْحِسَابِ وَصَاحَبَ الْعَفَافَ وَقَنِعَ بِالْكَفَافِ وَرَضِيَ عَنِ اللَّهِ سُبْحَانَهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Everything that one is contented with, suffices
كُلُّ مُقْتَصَرٍ عَلَيْهِ كَافٍ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Satisfaction suffices as abundance
كَفَى بِالرِّضَا غِنًى
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Displeasure is enough of a suffering
كَفَى بِالسَّخَطِ عَنَاءً
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
One who is satisfied with his [allotted] portion is at ease
مَنْ رَضِيَ [قَنِعَ] بِقِسْمِهِ اسْتَرَاحَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
One who is satisfied with his portion will not be angered by anyone
مَنْ رَضِيَ بِقِسْمِهِ لَمْ يُسْخِطْهُ أَحَدٌ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
One who limits himself to his [rightful] status, it will be more lasting for him
مَنِ اقْتَصَرَ عَلَى قَدْرِهِ كَانَ أَبْقَى لَهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
One who limits himself to what suffices hastens comfort and lives in an abode of ease
مَنِ اقْتَصَرَ عَلَى الْكَفَافِ تَعَجَّلَ الرَّاحَةَ وَتَبَوَّأَ خَفْضَ الدَّعَةِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
One who is pleased with the share allotted to him by Allah does not grieve for that which escapes him
مَنْ رَضِيَ بِقَسْمِ اللَّهِ لَمْ يَحْزَنْ عَلَى مَا فَاتَهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Nothing takes away poverty like satisfaction and contentment
لَا يُذْهِبُ الْفَاقَةَ مِثْلُ الرِّضَا وَالْقُنُوعِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech