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

Cowardice

Cowardice الجُبْن

1. Be wary of cowardice for it is indeed disgraceful and [is] a deficiency.

1ـ اِحْذَروُا الجُبْنَ، فَإنَّهُ عارٌ، ومَنْقَصَةٌ.

2. Cowardice is an affliction and impuissance is feeble-mindedness.

2ـ اَلجُبْنُ افَةٌ، اَلْعَجْزُ سَخافَةٌ.

3. Extreme cowardice stems from impuissance of the self and weakness of conviction.

3ـ شِدَّةُ الجُبْنِ مِنْ عَجْزِ النَّفْسِ وَضَعْفِ اليَقينِ.