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

Diligence And Striving

Diligence and Striving الجدُّ والإجتهاد

1. The best striving is that which is accompanied by [divinely granted] success.

1ـ خَيْرُ الإجْتِهادِ ما قارَنَهُ التَّوْفيقُ.

2. You must be diligent even if you are not assisted by [good] fortune.

2ـ عَلَيْكَ بِالجِدِّ وإنْ لَمْ يُساعِدِ الجَدُّ.

3. One who is diligent becomes fortunate.

3ـ قَدْ سَعِدَ مَنْ جَدَّ.

4. Striving has been linked to achievement.

4ـ قُرِنَ الإجْتِهادُ بِالوِجْدانِ.

5. One whose diligence becomes weaker, his opponent gets stronger.

5ـ مَنْ ضَعُفَ جِدُّهُ قَوِيَ ضِدُّهُ.

6. Whoever embarks upon [any action with] diligence, overpowers his opponent.

6ـ مَنْ رَكِبَ جِدَّهُ قَهَرَ ضِدَّهُ.

7. One who employs diligence arrives at his goal.

7ـ مَنْ أعْمَلَ اجْتِهادَهُ بَلَغَ مُرادَهُ.

8. One who strives with all his effort arrives at the core of his desired objective.

8ـ مَنْ بَذَلَ جُهْدَ طاقَتِهِ بَلَغَ كُنْهَ إرادَتِهِ.

9. Striving is useless without accomplishment.

9ـ لايَنْفَعُ اِجْتِهادٌ بِغَيرِ تَحْقيق.

10. Striving is useless without [divinely given] success.

10ـ لايَنْفَعُ إجتِهادٌ بِغَيرِ تَوْفيق.