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

Remorse And Regret

Remorse and regret-الندم والندامة

1. Remorse is one of the two [forms of] repentance.

1ـ اَلنَّدَمُ أحَدُ التَوْبَتَيْنِ.

2. Be remorseful about the evil that you have done and do not regret the good act that you have performed.

2ـ اِنْدَمْ عَلى ما أسَأْتَ ولاتَنْدَمْ عَلى مَعْرُوف صَنَعْتَ.

3. Remorse is [a form of] repentance.

3ـ اَلنَّدَمُ اِسْتِغْفارٌ.

4. Being remorseful for a misdeed causes it to be wiped off.

4ـ اَلنَّدَمُ عَلَى الْخَطيِئَةِ يَمْحُوها.

5. Being remorseful for a misdeed is [a form of] repentance.

5ـ اَلنَّدَمُ عَلَى الخَطِيئَةِ اِسْتِغْفارٌ.

6. Being remorseful for [committing] a sin prevents one from returning to it.

6ـ اَلنَّدَمُ عَلَى الذَّنْبِ يَمْنَعُ مِنْ مُعاوَدَتِهِ.

7. Remorsefulness of the heart covers up the sin and purges the wrongdoing.

7ـ نَدَمُ الْقَلْبِ يُكَفِّرُ الذَّنْبَ ويُمَحِّصُ الجَرِيرَةَ.