Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The Seeker
The Seeker-الطالب
- A seeker may fail [to achieve what he seeks].
1ـ قَدْ يَخيبُ الطّالِبُ.
- Every seeker is [himself] sought [by death].
2ـ كُلُّ طالِب مَطْلُوبٌ.
- Every seeker other than Allah is sought.
3ـ كُلُّ طالِب غَيْرُ اللّهِ مَطْلُوبٌ.
- How many a seeker is deprived while the one who does not seek is granted [sustenance].
4ـ كَمْ مِنْ طالِب خائِب ومَرْزُوق غَيْرِ طالِب.
- For the seeker who achieves what he seeks, there is delight in [his] accomplishment.
5ـ لِلطّالِبِ البالِغِ لَذَّةُ الإدْراكِ.
- Not every seeker is granted [sustenance].
6ـ لَيْسَ كُلُّ طالِب بِمَرْزُوق.
- Whoever seeks a thing achieves it, or part of it.
7ـ مَنْ طَلَبَ شَيْئاً نالَهُ أو بَعْضَهُ.
- Whoever seeks that which is in the possession of people, they debase him [for it].
8ـ مَنْ طَلَبَ ما في أيْدِي النّاسِ حَقَّرُوهُ.
- One who seeks that which is impossible loses his quest.
9ـ مَنْ طَلَبَ ما لايَكُونُ ضَيَّعَ مَطْلَبَهُ.
- Not every seeker fails.
10ـ ما كُلُّ طالِب يَخيبُ.