The Judicious

The judicious person is one who does not get too preoccupied with the blessing [he has been given]... اَلحازِمُ مَنْ لا يَشْغَلُهُ النِّعْمَةُ عَنِ العَمَلِ لِلْعاقِبَةِ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم The judicious person is one who is generous with what he has in his possession and does not... اَلحازِمُ مَنْ جادَ بِما في يَدِهِ، ولَمْ يُؤَخِّرْ عَمَلَ يَومِهِ إلى غَدِهِ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم The judicious person is one who is not too preoccupied with the deceptions of his world to work for... اَلحازِمُ مَنْ لَمْ يَشْغَلْهُ غُرُورُ دُنْياهُ عَنِ العَمَلِ لاُخْراهُ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم The judicious person is one who is amicable with [the people of] his time. اَلحازِمُ مَنْ دارى زَمانَهُ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم The judicious person is one who has been made worldly-wise by experience and refined by calamities. اَلحازِمُ مَنْ حَنَّكَتْهُ التَّجارِبُ، وهَذَّبَتْهُ النَّوائِبُ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم The judicious person is one who gives thanks for blessings that come to him and is patient and... اَلحازِمُ مَنْ شَكَرَ النِّعْمَةَ مُقْبِلَةً، وصَبَرَ عَنْها، وَسَلاها مُوَلِّيَةً مُدْبِرَةً۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم The judicious person is one who delays meting out punishment when [he is] under the yoke of anger... اَلحازِمُ مَنْ يُؤَخِّرُ العُقُوبَةَ في سُلْطانِ الغَضَبِ، ويُعَجِّلُ مُكافاةَ الإحْسانِ إغْتِناماً لِفُرْصَةِ الإمكانِ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم The most judicious of you is the most abstemious of you [from worldly pleasures]. أحْزَمُكُمْ أزْهَدُكُمْ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم The most judicious of all people is one who deems his worldly affairs to be unimportant. أحْزَمُ النّاسِ مَنِ اسْتَهانَ بِأمْرِ دُنْياهُ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم The most judicious of people is the one who presumes his inability despite having numerous... أحْزَمُ النّاسِ مَنْ تَوَهَّمَ العَجْزَ لِفَرْطِ اسْتِظْهارِهِ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم The most judicious of people is the one whose inner and outer garments are patience and... أحْزَمُ النّاسِ مَنْ كانَ الصَّبْرُ والنَّظَرُ فيِ العَواقِبِ شِعارَهُ وَدِثارَهُ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم The most judicious of people is the one who fulfils his promise and does not postpone his work of... أحْزَمُ النّاسِ رَأْياً مَنْ أنْجَزَ وَعْدَهُ، ولَمْ يُؤَخِّرْ عَمَلَ يَوْمِهِ لِغَدِهِ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم Indeed the judicious person is one who does not get beguiled by deceptions. إنَّ الحازِمَ مَنْ لا يَغْتَرَّ بِالخُدَعِ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم Verily the judicious person is one who occupies himself with struggling against his [lower] self,... إنَّ الحازِمَ مَنْ شَغَلَ نَفْسَهُ بِجِهادِ نَفْسِهِ، فَأصْلَحَها، وحَبَسَها عَنْ أهْوِيَتِها ولَذّاتِها فَمَلَكَها، وإنَّ... —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم Verily the judicious person is one who restrains his [lower] self by taking it to account, and... إنَّ الحازِمَ مَنْ قَيَّدَ نَفْسَهُ بِالمُحاسَبَةِ، ومَلَكَها بِالمُغاضَبَةِ (بِالمُغالَبَةِ)، وقَتَلَها بِالمُجاهَدَةِ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم The judicious one is alert, the negligent one is sleepy. اَلحازِمُ يَقْظانٌ، اَلغافِلُ وَسْنانٌ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم The judicious person is one who does not harm others. اَلْحازِمُ مَنْ كَفَّ أذاهُ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم The judicious person is one who discards [excessive] expenses and luxuries. اَلْحازِمُ مَنِ اطَّرَحَ المَؤُنَ، والكُلَفَ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم The judicious person is one who abandons this world for the sake of the Hereafter. اَلحازِمُ مَنْ تَرَكَ الدُّنيا لِلآخِرَةِ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم The judicious is one who eschews extravagance and loathes waste. اَلحازِمُ مَنْ تَجَنَّبَ التَّبْذيرَ، وَعافَ السَّرَفَ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم Only he is judicious whose preoccupation is entirely with himself, whose concern is entirely for... إنَّما الحازِمُ مَنْ كانَ بِنَفْسِهِ كُلُّ شُغْلِهِ، ولِدينِهِ كُلُّ هَمِّهِ، وَلآخِرَتِهِ كُلُّ جِدِّهِ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم Many a young person is more judicious than an old person. رُبَّ صَغير أحْزَمُ مِنْ كَبير۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم The weapon of a judicious person is precaution. سِلاحُ الحازِمِ الاِسْتِظْهارُ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم In every action of the judicious person, there is merit. لِلْحازِمِ في كُلِّ فِعْل فَضْلٌ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم