Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Diligence And Striving
Diligence and Striving الجدُّ والإجتهاد
- The best striving is that which is accompanied by [divinely granted] success.
1ـ خَيْرُ الإجْتِهادِ ما قارَنَهُ التَّوْفيقُ.
- You must be diligent even if you are not assisted by [good] fortune.
2ـ عَلَيْكَ بِالجِدِّ وإنْ لَمْ يُساعِدِ الجَدُّ.
- One who is diligent becomes fortunate.
3ـ قَدْ سَعِدَ مَنْ جَدَّ.
- Striving has been linked to achievement.
4ـ قُرِنَ الإجْتِهادُ بِالوِجْدانِ.
- One whose diligence becomes weaker, his opponent gets stronger.
5ـ مَنْ ضَعُفَ جِدُّهُ قَوِيَ ضِدُّهُ.
- Whoever embarks upon [any action with] diligence, overpowers his opponent.
6ـ مَنْ رَكِبَ جِدَّهُ قَهَرَ ضِدَّهُ.
- One who employs diligence arrives at his goal.
7ـ مَنْ أعْمَلَ اجْتِهادَهُ بَلَغَ مُرادَهُ.
- One who strives with all his effort arrives at the core of his desired objective.
8ـ مَنْ بَذَلَ جُهْدَ طاقَتِهِ بَلَغَ كُنْهَ إرادَتِهِ.
- Striving is useless without accomplishment.
9ـ لايَنْفَعُ اِجْتِهادٌ بِغَيرِ تَحْقيق.
- Striving is useless without [divinely given] success.
10ـ لايَنْفَعُ إجتِهادٌ بِغَيرِ تَوْفيق.