Lapses are a cause of regret
الزَّلَلُ مَنْدَمَةٌ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The lapse of an intelligent person is a crushing blow
زَلَّةُ الْعَاقِلِ شَدِيدَةُ النِّكَايَةِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The lapse of one who is [evidently] pious is the worst of lapses and the sickness of ignobility is the most repulsive of sicknesses
زَلَّةُ الَمْتُوَقِّي أَشَدُّ زَلَّةٍ وَعِلَّةُ اللَّوْمِ أَقْبَحُ عِلَّةٍ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The slip of the foot is the easiest to recover from [unlike other lapses]
زَلَّةُ الْقَدَمِ أَهْوَنُ اسْتِدْرَاكٍ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Forgetting [Allah] is darkness and loss
النِّسْيَانُ ظُلْمَةٌ وَفَقْدٌ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Forgetfulness is the reaper of longing [and desire]
السُّلُوُّ حَاصِدُ [قَاصِدُ] الشَّوْقِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
One who forgets [Allah,] the Glorified, Allah makes him forget himself and blinds his heart
مَنْ نَسِيَ سُبْحَانَهُ أَنْسَاهُ اللَّهُ نَفْسَهُ وَأَعْمَى قَلْبَهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Negligence is the most harmful enemy
النفلة [الْغَفْلَةُ] أَضَرُّ الْأَعْدَاءِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Negligence is the most harmful enemy
الْغَفْلَةُ أَضَرُّ الْأَعْدَاءِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Negligence is the trait of the foolish
الْغَفْلَةُ شِيمَةُ النَّوْكَى
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Negligence is the misguidance of souls and the symbol of misfortunes
الْغَفْلَةُ ضَلَالُ النُّفُوسِ وَعُنْوَانُ النُّحُوسِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Be cautious of negligence, for indeed it is from the corruption of [one’s sensory] perception
احْذَرُوا الْغَفْلَةَ فَإِنَّهَا مِنْ فَسَادِ الْحِسِّ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Avoid [building homes in] places of negligence and wickedness and [places where] there is a paucity of supporters for the obedience of Allah
احْذَرْ مَنَازِلَ الْغَفْلَةِ وَالْجَفَاءِ وَقِلَّةَ الْأَعْوَانِ عَلَى طَاعَةِ اللَّهِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
If you seek of prosperity, then reject negligence and diversion, and espouse diligence and effort
إِنْ كُنْتُمْ لِلنَّجَاةِ طَالِبِينَ فَارْفُضُوا الْغَفْلَةَ وَاللَّهْوَ وَالْزَمُوا الِاجْتِهَادَ وَالْجِدَّ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The intoxication of negligence and delusion is harder to recover from than the intoxication of wines [and alcoholic drinks]
سُكْرُ الْغَفْلَةِ وَالْغُرُورِ أَبْعَدُ إِفَاقَةً مِنْ سُكْرِ الْخُمُورِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The [distinguishing] quality of the people of intellect is [their] lack of lust and negligence
شِيمَةُ الْعُقَلَاءِ قِلَّةُ الشَّهْوَةِ وَقِلَّةُ الْغَفْلَةِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Taking repose in negligence is delusion
فِي السُّكُونِ إِلَى الْغَفْلَةِ اغْتِرَارٌ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Listener, awaken from your negligence, reduce your hastiness, brace yourself, be on your guard and remember your grave, for indeed you must pass through it
فَأَفِقْ أَيُّهَا السَّامِعُ مِنْ غَفْلَتِكَ وَاخْتَصِرْ مِنْ عَجَلَتِكَ وَاشْدُدْ أَزْرَكَ وَخُذْ حِذْرَكَ وَاذْكُرْ قَبْرَكَ فَإِنَّ عَلَيْهِ مَمَرَّكَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
] Woe to the son of Adam! How heedless and negligent of his salvation he is!
وَيْحَ ابْنِ آدَمَ مَا أَغْفَلَهُ وَعَنْ رُشْدِهِ مَا أَذْهَلَهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Woe to the sleeper, how great is his loss! His actions fall short and his reward is little
وَيْحَ النَّائِمِ مَا أَخْسَرَهُ قَصُرَ عَمَلُهُ وَقَلَّ أَجْرُهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
There is no heedlessness [and delusion] like reliance on the times
لَا غِرَّةَ كَالثِّقَةِ بِالْأَيَّامِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Negligence is joy
الْغَفْلَةُ طَرَبٌ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Negligence is the opposite of judiciousness
الْغَفْلَةُ ضِدُّ الْحَزْمِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Negligence reaps delusion and brings one closer to destruction
الْغَفْلَةُ تَكْسِبُ الِاغْتِرَارَ وَتُدْنِي مِنَ الْبَوَارِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Beware of negligence and being deluded by respite, for indeed negligence corrupts deeds, and death cut off hopes
إِيَّاكَ وَالْغَفْلَةَ وَالِاغْتِرَارَ بِالْمُهْلَةِ فَإِنَّ الْغَفْلَةَ تُفْسِدُ الْأَعْمَالَ وَالْآجَالَ تَقْطَعُ الْآمَالَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Between you and the admonition there is a veil of heedlessness and negligence
بَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَ الْمَوْعِظَةِ حِجَابٌ مِنَ الْغَفْلَةِ وَالْغِرَّةِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Continuous negligence blinds insight
دَوَامُ الْغَفْلَةِ يُعْمِي [تُعْمِي] الْبَصِيرَةَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Negligence is enough of a misguidance
كَفَى بِالْغَفْلَةِ ضَلَالًا
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
One whose negligence is prolonged, his destruction is hastened
مَنْ طَالَتْ غَفْلَتُهُ [عِلَّتُهُ] تَعَجَّلَتْ هَلَكَتُهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
One whose negligence overcomes him, his heart dies
مَنْ غَلَبَتْ عَلَيْهِ الْغَفْلَةُ مَاتَ قَلْبُهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
One who is negligent about the events of [his] days is awakened by death
مَنْ غَفَلَ عَنْ حَوَادِثِ الْأَيَّامِ أَيْقَظَهُ الْحِمَامُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
No deed is accepted from the negligent one
لَا عَمَلَ لِغَافِلٍ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
There is no judiciousness with heedlessness
لَا حَزْمَ مَعَ غِرَّةٍ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Of all people, the one with the greatest regret and the most reproof is the hasty, rash person who is not subdued by his intellect until after his affair is lost
أَشَدُّ النَّاسِ نَدَامَةً وَأَكْثَرُهُمْ مَلَامَةً الْعَجِلُ النَّزِقُ الَّذِي لَا يُدْرِكُهُ عَقْلُهُ إِلَّا بَعْدَ فَوْتِ أَمْرِهِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Everyone who is hastened asks for more time
كُلُّ مُعَاجِلٍ يَسْأَلُ الْإِنْظَارَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
A hasty person never gets praised [for his haste]
لَنْ يُلْقَى الْعَجُولُ مَحْمُوداً
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
It is from ineptness to make haste before [having] ability, and to act slowly after getting the opportunity
مِنَ الْخُرْقِ الْعَجَلَةُ قَبْلَ الْإِمْكَانِ وَالْأَنَاةُ بَعْدَ إِصَابَةِ الْفُرْصَةِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Being hasty before [possessing the] ability is part of foolishness
مِنَ الْحُمْقِ [الْخُرْقِ] الْعَجَلَةُ قَبْلَ الْإِمْكَانِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Do not make haste in that which Allah has not hastened for you
لَا تَسْتَعْجِلُوا بِمَا لَمْ يُعَجِّلْهُ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Never be quick to punish when there is an alternative
لَا تُسْرِعَنَّ إِلَى بَادِرَةٍ وَجَدْتَ عَنْهَا مَنْدُوحَةً
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Too much haste makes a person slip
كَثْرَةُ الْعَجَلِ يُزِلُّ الْإِنْسَانَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
One who makes haste, errs
مَنْ عَجَّلَ زَلَّ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
One who acts hastily falls into error
مَنْ رَكِبَ الْعَجَلَ أَدْرَكَ الزَّلَلَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
One who acts hastily is made to stumble by error
مَنْ رَكِبَ الْعَجَلَ كَبَا بِهِ الزَّلَلُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
With haste, errors abound
مَعَ الْعَجَلِ يَكْثُرُ الزَّلَلُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Haste (or conceit) leads to error
الْعَجَلُ يُوجِبُ الْعِثَارَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Keep away from haste, for surely it is associated with error
إِيَّاكَ وَالْعَجَلَ فَإِنَّهُ مَقْرُونٌ بِالْعِثَارِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The fruit of haste is error
ثَمَرَةُ الْعَجَلَةِ الْعِثَارُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The one who rides on [the mount of] haste is on the verge of stumbling
رَاكِبُ الْعَجَلِ مُشْفٍ [مُشْرِفٌ] عَلَى الْكَبْوَةِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
In haste there is error
فِي الْعَجَلِ عِثَارٌ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
One who is hasty makes mistakes
مَنْ يَعْجَلْ يَعْثُرْ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
One who makes haste, his errors increase?
مَنْ عَجِلَ كَثُرَ عِثَارُهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Haste prevents one from [successfully] achieving his goal
الْعَجَلَةُ تَمْنَعُ الْإِصَابَةَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The hasty one is in the wrong, even if he acquires [what he seeks]
الْعَجُولُ مُخْطِئٌ وَإِنْ مَلَكَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The hasty one errs or is close to [erring]
أَخْطَأَ [أحطأ] مُسْتَعْجِلٌ أَوْ كَادَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Leave haste aside, for indeed the one who is hasty in matters neither attains what he seeks nor is his affair praised
ذَرِ الْعَجَلَ فَإِنَّ الْعَجِلَ فِي الْأُمُورِ لَا يُدْرِكُ مَطْلَبَهُ وَلَا يُحْمَدُ أَمْرُهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
It is seldom that the view of a hasty person turns out to be correct
قَلَّمَا يُصِيبُ رَأْيُ الْعَجُولِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
It is seldom that the scheme of the hasty is successful or that the love of the one who is fed up lasts
قَلَّمَا تَنْجَحُ حِيلَةُ الْعَجُولِ أَوْ تَدُومُ مَوَدَّةُ الْمَلُولِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
There is no achievement for the hasty
لَا إِصَابَةَ لِعَجُولٍ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Haste is [a reason for] regret
الْعَجَلُ نَدَامَةٌ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Beware of haste, for indeed it bears the fruit of regret
احْذَرُوا الْعَجَلَةَ فَإِنَّهَا تُثْمِرُ النَّدَامَةَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
In haste there is regret
فِي الْعَجَلَةِ النَّدَامَةُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
One who is hasty regrets his haste
مَنْ عَجِلَ نَدِمَ عَلَى الْعَجَلِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Making haste before [having the] ability, causes distress
الْعَجَلُ قَبْلَ الْإِمْكَانِ يُوجِبُ الْغُصَّةَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Keep away from haste, for verily it is the symbol of loss and regret
إِيَّاكَ وَالْعَجَلَ فَإِنَّهُ عُنْوَانُ الْفَوْتِ وَالنَّدَمِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Few are the ones who make haste and are not ruined by it
قَلَّ مَنْ عَجِلَ إِلَّا هَلَكَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
One who acts hastily is bestridden by blame
مَنْ رَكِبَ الْعَجَلَ رَكِبَتْهُ الْمَلَامَةُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Haste is dispraised in every affair except in that which repels evil
الْعَجَلَةُ مَذْمُومَةٌ فِي كُلِّ أَمْرٍ إِلَّا فِيمَا يَدْفَعُ الشَّرَّ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Hastening rectification is reformation
تَعْجِيلُ الِاسْتِدْرَاكِ إِصْلَاحٌ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Expediting the release [of the needy from his need] is [a means of] success
تَعْجِيلُ السَّرَاحِ نَجَاحٌ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Despair kills its owner
قَتَلَ الْقُنُوطُ صَاحِبَهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Every despairing one has lost hope
كُلُّ قَانِطٍ آيِسٌ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
For the frustrated and hopeless one there is the anguish of ruin [and loss]
لِلْخَائِبِ الْآيِسِ مَضَضُ الْهَلَاكِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Be cautious of the enemy that enters the breast stealthily and whispers in the ears secretly
احْذَرُوا عَدُوّاً نَفَذَ فِي الصُّدُورِ خَفِيّاً وَنَفَثَ فِي الْآذَانِ نَجِيّاً
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Beware of the enemy of Allah, Ibl?s, that he should not infect you with his disease [of evil] or entice you with his cavalry and his infantry, for he has aimed at you with the arrow of [false] threats and shot at you from close range
احْذَرُوا عَدُوَّ اللَّهِ إِبْلِيسَ أَنْ يُعْدِيَكُمْ بِدَائِهِ أَوْ يَسْتَفِزَّكُمْ بِخَيْلِهِ وَرَجِلِهِ فَقَدْ فَوَّقَ لَكُمْ سَهْمَ الْوَعِيدِ وَرَمَاكُمْ مِنْ مَكَانٍ قَرِيبٍ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
He [Satan] has made them [the people] the target of his arrows, the ground that he steps on and the handle that he holds
جَعَلَهُمْ مَرْمَى نَبْلِهِ وَمَوْطِأَ قَدَمِهِ وَمَأْخَذَ يَدِهِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
They have taken Satan as the overseer of their affairs and he has made them his partners [in crime], so he hatches [his eggs] in their breasts and creeps and crawls into their lapsHe sees with their eyes and speaks with their tonguesHe leads them to misdeeds and adorns for them idle talk like the action of one whom Satan has made partner in his domain and speaks falsehood through his tongue
جَعَلُوا الشَّيْطَانَ لِأَمْرِهِمْ مَالِكاً وَجَعَلَهُمْ لَهُ أَشْرَاكاً فَفَرَّخَ فِي صُدُورِهِمْ وَدَبَّ وَدَرَجَ فِي حُجُورِهِمْ فَنَظَرَ بِأَعْيُنِهِمْ وَنَطَقَ بِأَلْسِنَتِهِمْ وَرَكِبَ بِهِمُ الزَّلَلَ وَزَيَّنَ لَهُمُ الْخَطَلَ فِعْلَ مَنْ شَرَكَهُ الشَّيْطَانُ فِي سُلْطَانِهِ وَنَطَقَ بِالْبَاطِلِ عَلَى لِسَانِهِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech