Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Wretchedness
Wretchedness- الشَّـقاء
- Every wretchedness is [moving] towards ease.
1ـ كُلُّ شَقاءِ إلى رَخاء.
- Collecting the [wealth that is] forbidden is part of wretchedness.
2ـ مِنَ الشَّقاءِ اِحْتِقابُ الحَرامِ.
- Corrupting one’s Hereafter is from wretchedness.
3ـ مِنَ الشَّقاءِ إفْسادُ المَعادِ.
- One of the signs of wretchedness is cheating one’s friend.
4ـ مِنْ عَلامَةِ الشَّقاءِ غِشُّ الصَّديقِ.
- One of the signs of wretchedness is offending the virtuous.
5ـ مِنْ عَلاماتِ الشَّقاءِ الإسائَةُ إلَى الأخْيارِ.
- It is from the wretchedness of a person for his certitude to get corrupted by doubt.
6ـ مِنْ شَقاءِ المَرْءِ أنْ يُفْسِدَ الشَّكُ يَقينَهُ.
- It is from wretchedness for a person to safeguard his world at the expense of his religion.
7ـ مِنَ الشَّقاءِ أنْ يَصُونَ المَرْءُ دُنْياهُ بِدينِهِ.
- Corruption of intention is from wretchedness.
8ـ مِنَ الشَّقاءِ فَسادُ النِّيَّةِ.
- Verily from wretchedness is corruption of one’s Hereafter.
9ـ إنَّ مِنَ الشَّقاءِ إفْسادَ المَعادِ.