Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech

Importunity

Importunity-الإلحاح

1. Importunity is an inviter of deprivation.

1ـ اَلاْلْحاحُ داعِيَةُ الحِرْمانِ.

2. Importunity is enough as a [reason for] deprivation.

2ـ كَفى بِالإلْحاحِ مَحْرَمَةً.

3. Excessive importunity leads to refusal.

3ـ كَثْرَةُ الإلْحاحِ تُوجِبُ المَنْعَ.

4. The excessive importunity of a man leads to his deprivation.

4ـ كَثْرَةُ إلْحاحِ الرَّجُلِ تُوجِبُ حِرْمانَهُ.

5. One whose importunity increases gets deprived.

5ـ مَنْ كَثُرَ إلْحاحُهُ حُرِمَ.

6. One who is importunate in asking irritates [people].

6ـ مَنْ ألَحَّ فِي السُّؤالِ أبْرَمَ.

7. One who is importunate in asking gets deprived.

7ـ مَنْ ألَحَّ فِي السُّؤالِ حُرِمَ.

8. One who is importunate in his asking invites his own deprivation.

8ـ مَنْ ألَحَّ في سُؤالِهِ دَعا إلى حِرْمانِهِ.