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

Lethargy

Lethargy-التواني

1. Lethargy causes loss in this world and regret in the Hereafter.

1ـ اَلتَّواني فِي الدُّنْيا إضاعَةٌ، وفِي الآخِرَةِ حَسْرَةٌ.

2. Lethargy is wastage [of one’s lifetime].

2ـ اَلتَّواني إضاعَةٌ.

3. Lethargy is [a cause of] loss.

3ـ اَلتَّواني فَوْتٌ.

4. Lethargy is the trait of the foolish.

4ـ اَلتَّواني سَجِيَّةُ النَّوْكى.

5. Loss comes about through lethargy.

5ـ بِالتَّواني يَكُونُ الفَوْتُ.

6. Counter lethargy with resolve.

6ـ ضادُّوا التَّوانِيَ بِالعَزْمِ.

7. One who submits to lethargy forfeits his rights.

7ـ مَنْ أطاعَ التَّوانِيَ ضَيَّعَ الحُقُوقَ.

8. One who submits to lethargy is encompassed by regret.

8ـ مَنْ أَطاعَ التَّوانِيَ أحاطَتْ بِهِ النَّدامَةُ.

9. It is from lethargy that laziness originates.

9ـ مِنَ التَّوانِي يَتَوَلَّدُ الكَسَلُ.