The ignorant person is one who is ignorant of his own capability
الْجَاهِلُ مَنْ جَهِلَ قَدْرَهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The ignorant person is one who is ignorant about his [own] affair
الْجَاهِلُ مَنْ جَهِلَ أَمْرَهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
An ignorant person is one who takes his sincere advisor to be a deceiver
الْجَاهِلُ مَنِ اسْتَغَشَّ النَّصِيحَ [بِالنَّصِيحِ]
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
An ignorant person is one who obeys his vain desires in disobedience to his Lord
الْجَاهِلُ مَنْ أَطَاعَ هَوَاهُ فِي مَعْصِيَةِ رَبِّهِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The intelligent one relies on his [hard] work, [while] the ignorant one relies on his aspiration
الْجَاهِلُ مَنْ يَعْتَمِدُ عَلَى أَمَلِهِ وَيُقَصِّرُ فِي عَمَلِهِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Verily the ignorant is one whose ignorance leads astray and whose vain desires entice [towards evil]; so his speech is unhealthy and his action is blameworthy
إِنَّ الْجَاهِلَ مَنْ جَهْلُهُ فِي إِغْوَاءٍ وَمَنْ هَوَاهُ فِي إِغْرَاءٍ فَقَوْلُهُ سَقِيمٌ وَفِعْلُهُ ذَمِيمٌ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Indeed the ignorant person is one who is enslaved by [worldly] pursuits
إِنَّمَا الْجَاهِلُ مَنِ اسْتَبْعَدَتْهُ الْمَطَالِبُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Ignorance is the [primary] source of evil
الْجَهْلُ مَعْدِنُ الشَّرِّ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Ignorance is an ailment and a chronic disease
الْجَهْلُ دَاءٌ وَعَيَاءٌ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Ignorance is the worst disease
الْجَهْلُ أَدْوَأُ الدَّاءِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Ignorance is the root of all evil
الْجَهْلُ أَصْلُ كُلِّ شَرٍّ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Ignorance corrupts all matters
الْجَهْلُ فَسَادُ كُلِّ أَمْرٍ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Ignorance and miserliness are bad and harmful
الْجَهْلُ وَالْبُخْلُ مَسَاءَةٌ [شَنَاءَةٌ] وَمَضَرَّةٌ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Ignorance in a human being is more harmful than gangrene [is] to the body
الْجَهْلُ فِي الْإِنْسَانِ أَضَرُّ مِنَ الْآكِلَةِ فِي الْبَدَنِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The worst ailment is ignorance
أَسْوَأُ السُّقْمِ [الْقِسْمِ] الْجَهْلُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The most wretched of all people is the ignorant one
أَشْقَى النَّاسِ الْجَاهِلُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
It is through ignorance that every evil is instigated
بِالْجَهْلِ يُسْتَثَارُ كُلُّ شَرٍّ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
There is no abomination more disgraceful than ignorance
لَا سَوْأَةَ أَشْيَنُ مِنَ الْجَهْلِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Dimwittedness [and insolence] is an offence
السَّفَهُ جَرِيرَةٌ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The greatest calamity is ignorance
أَعْظَمُ الْمَصَائِبِ الْجَهْلُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The worst affliction is ignorance
شَرُّ الْمَصَائِبِ الْجَهْلُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Being overcome by ignorance is one of the severest afflictions
مِنْ أَشَدِّ الْمَصَائِبِ غَلَبَةُ الْجَهْلِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
There is no adversity more severe than ignorance
لَا مُصِيبَةَ أَشَدُّ مِنْ جَهْلٍ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
There is no poverty like ignorance
لَا فَقْرَ كَالْجَهْلِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
There is no poverty more severe than ignorance
لَا فَقْرَ أَشَدُّ مِنَ الْجَهْلِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
There is no independence for an ignorant person
لَا غِنَى لِجَاهِلٍ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The wealth of an ignorant person is in his worldly possessions
غِنَى الْجَاهِلِ بِمَالِهِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Ignorance is the most harmful foe
الْجَهْلُ أَنْكَى عَدُوٍّ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Ignorance is a curse
الْجَهْلُ وَبَالٌ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Ignorance of merits is one of the grossest demerits
الْجَهْلُ بِالْفَضَائِلِ [لِلْفَضَائِلِ] مِنْ أَقْبَحِ الرَّذَائِلِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Verily the renunciation of ignorance is proportionate to the desire for [knowledge and] intelligence
إِنَّ الزُّهْدَ فِي الْجَهْلِ بِقَدْرِ الرَّغْبَةِ فِي الْعَقْلِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Ignorance of the adviser is [a cause of] destruction of the consulter
جَهْلُ الْمُشِيرِ هَلَاكُ الْمُسْتَشِيرِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The outcome of ignorance is loss; and the joy of the envious does not last
عُقْبَى الْجَهْلِ مَضَرَّةٌ وَالْحَسُودُ لَا تَدُومُ لَهُ مَسَرَّةٌ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Woe be to the one who persists in his ignorance and blessed is the one who realizes [his mistake] and finds the right course
وَيْلٌ لِمَنْ تَمَادَى فِي جَهْلِهِ وَطُوبَى لِمَنْ عَقَلَ وَاهْتَدَى
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
With ignorance, no path is purified
لَا يَزْكُو مَعَ الْجَهْلِ مَذْهَبٌ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The correctness of an ignorant person is like the mistake of a learned person [ieit happens rarely]
الْجَاهِلُ كَزَلَّةِ الْعَالِمِ صَوَابُهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The correct [action] of an ignorant person is like the slip-up of an intelligent person
صَوَابُ الْجَاهِلِ كَالزَّلَّةِ مِنَ الْعَاقِلِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The ignorant person is like a rock through which water does not gush forth, and a tree, the branches of which do not become green, and a ground upon which foliage is not found
الْجَاهِلُ صَخْرَةٌ لَا يَنْفَجِرُ مَاؤُهَا وَشَجَرَةٌ لَا يَخْضَرُّ عُودُهَا وَأَرْضٌ لَا يَظْهَرُ عُشْبُهَا
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Disobey the ignorant and you will be safe
اعْصِ الْجَاهِلَ تَسْلَمْ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
When an ignorant person grows older, his ignorance rises
إِذَا شَابَ الْجَاهِلُ شَبَّ جَهْلُهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The lost item of the ignorant person cannot be found
ضَالَّةُ الْجَاهِلِ غَيْرُ مَوْجُودَةٍ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The action of an ignorant person is a curse and his knowledge is misguidance
عَمَلُ الْجَاهِلِ وَبَالٌ وَعِلْمُهُ ضَلَالٌ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The friendship of ignorant people constantly changes [with changes in circumstances] and quickly transforms [into enmity]
مَوَدَّةُ الْجُهَّالِ مُتَغَيِّرَةُ الْأَحْوَالِ وَشِيكَةُ الِانْتِقَالِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The friendship of lay people parts like the parting of clouds, and disappears like the mirage disappears
مَوَدَّةُ الْعَوَامِ تَنْقَطِعُ كَانْقِطَاعِ السَّحَابِ وَتَنْقَشِعُ كَمَا يَنْقَشِعُ السَّرَابُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The blessings of the ignorant are like a garden on a cesspit
نِعَمُ الْجُهَّالِ كَرَوْضَةٍ عَلَى مَزْبَلَةٍ [فِي مَزْبَلَةٍ]
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Do not reprimand the ignorant one as he will hate you, but reprimand the wise one as he will love you [for it]
لَا تُعَاتِبِ الْجَاهِلَ فَيَمْقُتَكَ وَعَاتِبِ الْعَاقِلَ يُحْبِبْكَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Nothing restrains the foolish except the edge of a sword
لَا يَرْدَعُ الْجَهُولَ إِلَّا حَدُّ الْحُسَامِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Verily, one of the creatures most hated by Allah, the Exalted, is the man who has been left on his own [by Allah] and has strayed from the right path, moving on without a guide
أَبْغَضُ الْخَلَائِقِ إِلَى اللَّهِ تَعَالَى الْجَاهِلُ لِأَنَّهُ حَرَمَهُ [أَفْضَلَ] مَا مَنَّ بِهِ عَلَى خَلْقِهِ وَهُوَ الْعَقْلُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The easiest thing is censuring the ignorant ones
أَهْوَنُ شَيْءٍ لَائِمَةُ الْجُهَّالِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
When you are high, do not think of the one who is below you from the ignorant ones, rather follow [the example of] those who are above you from among the scholars
إِذَا عَلَوْتَ فَلَا تُفَكِّرْ فِيمَنْ دُونَكَ مِنَ الْجُهَّالِ وَلَكِنِ اقْتَدِ بِمَنْ فَوْقَكَ مِنَ الْعُلَمَاءِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
An unremorseful sinner is the most ignorant person
أَجْهَلُ النَّاسِ مُسِيءٌ مُسْتَأْنَفٌ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The most ignorant person is one who is deceived by the praise of a flatterer who makes the ugly look appealing to him and makes him hate the [sincere] adviser
أَجْهَلُ النَّاسِ الْمُغْتَرُّ بِقَوْلِ مَادِحٍ مُتَمَلِّقٍ يُحَسِّنُ لَهُ الْقَبِيحَ وَيُبَغِّضُ إِلَيْهِ النَّصِيحَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The greatest ignorance is making enmity with the powerful, befriending the immoral and trusting the traitor
أَعْظَمُ الْجَهْلِ مُعَادَاةُ الْقَادِرِ وَمُصَادَقَةُ الْفَاجِرِ وَالثِّقَةُ بِالْغَادِرِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
One who favours an ignorant person demonstrates the extent of his own ignorance
مَنِ اصْطَنَعَ جَاهِلًا بَرْهَنَ عَنْ وُفُورِ جَهْلِهِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Amassing that which does not last for you and for which you will not remain is from the greatest ignorance
تَكَثُّرُكَ بِمَا لَا يَبْقَى لَكَ وَلَا تَبْقَى لَهُ مِنْ أَعْظَمِ الْجَهْلِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
One who is ignorant of [a branch of] knowledge is hostile towards it
مَنْ جَهِلَ عِلْماً عَادَاهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Man is an enemy of that which he is ignorant of
الْمَرْءُ عَدُوُّ مَا جَهِلَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The ignorant person does not understand the learned because he [himself] was never learned before
الْجَاهِلُ لَا يَعْرِفُ الْعَالِمَ لِأَنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ قَبْلُ عَالِماً
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The ignorant person feels aversion towards that which the wise person feels at ease with
الْجَاهِلُ يَسْتَوْحِشُ مِمَّا يَأْنَسُ بِهِ الْحَكِيمُ [الْحَلِيمُ]
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The ignorant one does not restrain himself [from evil]
الْجَاهِلُ لَا يَرْتَدِعُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The ignorant person does not desist [from sinning]
الْجَاهِلُ لَا يَرْعَوِي
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The ignorant person is deceived by [false] claims
الْجَاهِلُ مَنْ خَدَعَتْهُ الْمَطَالِبُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The scholar sees with his heart and his mind while the ignorant one sees with his eyes and his eyesight
الْعَالِمُ يَنْظُرُ بِقَلْبِهِ وَخَاطِرِهِ وَالْجَاهِلُ يَنْظُرُ بِعَيْنِهِ وَنَاظِرِهِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
When the ignorant one becomes stingy (or denies), he obtains [wealth] and when he obtains [wealth] (or professes belief in one God), he apostatizes
الْجَاهِلُ إِذَا جَمَدَ وَجَدَ [إِذَا جَحَدَ وَحَّدَ] وَإِذَا وَجَدَ أَلْحَدَ [وحد]
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The ignorant one is not seen to be anything but immoderate (or excessive)
الْجَاهِلُ لَنْ يُلْقَى [يلغى] أَبَداً إِلَّا مُفَرِّطاً أَوْ مُفْرِطاً
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Neither does an ignorant restrain himself [from wrongdoing] nor does he benefit from good advice
الْجَاهِلُ لَا يَرْتَدِعُ وَبِالْمَوَاعِظِ [بِالْمَوْعِظَةِ] لَا يَنْتَفِعُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
An ignorant person does not recognize his failure and does not accept the [good] advice given to him
الْجَاهِلُ لَا يَعْرِفُ تَقْصِيرَهُ وَلَا يَقْبَلُ مِنَ النَّصِيحِ لَهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The wealth of an ignorant person is in his worldly possessions and his hopes
ثَرْوَةُ الْجَاهِلِ فِي مَالِهِ وَأَمَلِهِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Obedience to the foolish is a sign of ignorance
طَاعَةُ الْجَهُولِ تَدُلُّ عَلَى الْجَهْلِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The punishment of the ignorant is [in the form of open] declaration
عُقُوبَةُ الْجُهَلَاءِ التَّصْرِيحُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The pinnacle of ignorance is for a person to brag about his ignorance
غَايَةُ الْجَهْلِ تَبَجُّحُ الْمَرْءِ بِجَهْلِهِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Whenever the blessing of an ignorant person becomes good, his ugliness in it increases
كُلَّمَا حَسُنَتْ نِعْمَةُ الْجَاهِلِ ازْدَادَ قُبْحاً فِيهَا
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The language of ignorance is impoliteness
لِسَانُ الْجَهْلِ الْخُرْقُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The tongue of the ignorant person is the key to his destruction
لِسَانُ الْجَاهِلِ مِفْتَاحُ حَتْفِهِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
How shameless the ignorant one is!
مَا أَوْقَحَ الْجَاهِلَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The ignorant one is not seen to be anything but immoderate
لَا يُرَى الْجَاهِلُ إِلَّا مُفَرِّطاً
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Ignorance is [a form of] death
الْجَهْلُ مَوْتٌ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
An ignorant person is dead, even when he is alive
الْجَاهِلُ مَيِّتٌ وَإِنْ كَانَ حَيّاً
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Ignorance causes the living to die and perpetuates misery
الْجَهْلُ مُمِيتُ الْأَحْيَاءِ وَمُخَلِّدُ الشِّقَاءِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
An ignorant person is [like the] dead among the living
الْجَاهِلُ مَيِّتٌ بَيْنَ الْأَحْيَاءِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Knowledge is loftiness, ignorance is misguidance
الْعِلْمُ [الْحِلْمُ] جَلَالَةٌ وَالْجَهَالَةُ ضَلَالَةٌ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Knowledge makes one lofty, ignorance misguides
الْعِلْمُ مُجِلَّةٌ وَالْجَهْلُ مُضِلَّةٌ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The thought of an ignorant person is misguidance
فِكْرُ الْجَاهِلِ غِوَايَةٌ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Imbecility is misguidance
الْغَبَاوَةُ غِوَايَةٌ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Ignorance makes one stumble
الْجَهْلُ يُزِلُّ الْقَدَمَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Ignorance makes one stumble and brings regret
الْجَهْلُ يُزِلُّ الْقَدَمَ وَيُورِثُ النَّدَمَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Ignorance is a balky mount; whoever rides it stumbles and whoever accompanies it is led astray
الْجَهْلُ مَطِيَّةٌ شَمُوسٌ مَنْ رَكِبَهَا زَلَّ وَمَنْ صَحِبَهَا ضَلَّ [ظل]
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Making many mistakes points towards excessive ignorance
كَثْرَةُ الْخَطَإِ تُنْذِرُ بِوُفُورِ الْجَهْلِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
One who does not know where he is placing his foot, trips
مَنْ جَهِلَ مَوْضِعَ قَدَمِهِ زَلَّ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
One who is ignorant makes many blunders
مَنْ جَهِلَ كَثُرَ عِثَارُهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Ignorance attracts peril
الْجَهْلُ يَجْلِبُ [يُوجِبُ] الْغَرَرَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The ignorant person is one who is deceived by his vain desires and his arrogance
الْجَاهِلُ مَنِ انْخَدَعَ لِهَوَاهُ وَغُرُورِهِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The ignorant one is deceived by futile absurdities
غُرُورُ الْجَاهِلِ بِمَحَالاتِ الْبَاطِلِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Delusion is suffices as ignorance
كَفَى بِالاغْتِرَارِ جَهْلًا
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Knowledge saves you, ignorance destroys you
الْعِلْمُ يُنْجِيكَ وَالْجَهْلُ يُرْدِيكَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The ignorance of a rich person abases him whereas the knowledge of a poor person elevates him
جَهْلُ الْغَنِيِّ يَضَعُهُ وَعِلْمُ الْفَقِيرِ يَرْفَعُهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The opinion of an ignorant person destroys
رَأْيُ الْجَاهِلِ يُرْدِي
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Too much ignorance is destructive
زِيَادَةُ الْجَهْلِ تُرْدِي
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Ignorance suffices as ignobility
كَفَى بِالْجَهْلِ ضَعَةً
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
When one is ignorant, his consideration is reduced
مَنْ جَهِلَ قَلَّ اعْتِبَارُهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The ignorant one is perplexed
الْجَاهِلُ حَيْرَانٌ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Ignorance spoils the Hereafter
الْجَهْلُ يُفْسِدُ الْمَعَادَ -
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The slip-ups of an ignorant person are excusable
زَلَّةُ الْجَاهِلِ مَعْذُورَةٌ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Every ignorant person is prone to temptation
كُلُّ جَاهِلٍ مَفْتُونٌ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Many a revered person has been humiliated by his ignorance
كَمْ مِنْ عَزِيزٍ أَذَلَّهُ جَهْلُهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
For the ignorant there is loss in every situation
لِلْجَاهِلِ فِي كُلِّ حَالَةٍ خُسْرَانٌ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
One who is ignorant is disregarded [by others]
مَنْ جَهِلَ أَهْمَلَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
One who gets uplifted by ignorance has opposed the intellect
مَنِ اسْتَطَارَهُ [مَنِ اسْتَظْهَرَهُ] الْجَهْلُ فَقَدْ عَصَى الْعَقْلَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The disbeliever did not disbelieve until he became ignorant
مَا كَفَرَ الْكَافِرُ حَتَّى جَهِلَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The one who acts with ignorance is like one who is travelling on the wrong path, so his effort in moving forward adds nothing for him but distance from his goal
الْعَامِلُ بِجَهْلٍ كَالسَّائِرِ عَلَى غَيْرِ طَرِيقٍ فَلَا يَزِيدُهُ جِدُّهُ فِي السَّيْرِ إِلَّا بُعْداً عَنْ حَاجَتِهِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Verily you will not attain any goal by ignorance, nor will you achieve any goodness by means of it, nor will you realize any of your wishes in the Hereafter through it
إِنَّكُمْ لَمْ تُحَصِّلُوا بِالْجَهْلِ أَرْباً وَلَنْ تَبْلُغُوا بِهِ مِنَ الْخَيْرِ سَبَباً وَلَنْ تُدْرِكُوا بِهِ مِنَ الْآخِرَةِ مَطْلَباً
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The ignorance of a youth is excused and his knowledge is undermined
جَهْلُ الشَّابِّ مَعْذُورٌ وَعِلْمُهُ مَحْقُورٌ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Many an ignorance is better than forbearance (or knowledge)
رُبَّ جَهْلٍ أَنْفَعُ مِنْ حِلْمٍ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Many an ignorant person is saved by his ignorance
رُبَّ جَاهِلٍ نَجَاتُهُ [نجابه] جَهْلُهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
If the servants were to stop when they are ignorant [about something], they would neither apostatize nor would they go astray
لَوْ أَنَّ الْعِبَادَ حِينَ جَهِلُوا وَقَفُوا لَمْ يَكْفُرُوا وَلَمْ يَضِلُّوا
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech