Verily forbearance is only suppression of anger and self-restraint.
إنَّما الحِلْمُ كَظْمُ الغَيْظِ، ومِلْكُ النَّفْسِ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
The bane of forbearance is humiliation.
آفَةُ الحِلْمِ الذُّلُّ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
When you are forbearing with a foolish person, you sadden him; so increase his sorrow by your...
إذا حَلُمْتَ عَنِ السَّفِيهِ غَمَمْتَهُ، فَزِدْهُ غَمّاً بِحِلْمِكَ عَنْهُ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
When you are forbearing with an ignorant person, you have given him the best reply.
إذا حَلُمْتَ عَنِ الجاهِلِ فَقَدْ أوْسَعْتَهُ جَواباً۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
When you hear something hateful that troubles you, then lower your head, taking no notice of it,...
إذا سَمِعْتَ مِنَ الْمَكْرُوهِ ما يُؤْذيكَ فَتَطَأْطَأْ لَهُ يُخْطِكَ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
When forbearance brings about corruption [and defiance in the enemy], forgiveness becomes a...
إذا كانَ الْحِلْمُ مَفْسَدةً، كانَ العَفْوُ مَعْجَزَةً۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Through forbearance, supporters increase.
بِالحِلْمِ تَكْثُرُ الأنْصارُ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
It is through suppression [of anger] that forbearance comes about.
بِالْكَظْمِ يَكُونُ الْحِلْمُ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Gulping down the agonies of forbearance extinguishes the fire of anger.
تَجَرُّعُ غُصَصِ الحِلْمِ يُطْفِيءُ نارَ الغَضَبِ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Gulp down the agonies, for indeed I have not seen any drink that is sweeter than this in outcome,...
تَجَرَّعِ الغُصَصَ، فَإنّي لَمْ أرَ جُرْعَةً أحْلى مِنْها عاقِبَةً وَلا ألَذَّ مَغَبَّةً۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Gulp down the pains of forbearance, for indeed it is the cornerstone of wisdom and the fruit of...
تَجَرَّعْ مَضَضَ الحِلْمِ، فَإنَّهُ رَأْسُ الحِكْمَةِ، وثَمَرةُ العِلْمِ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
The fruit of forbearance is kindness.
ثَمَرَةُ الحِلْمِ الرِّفْقُ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Virtuous forbearance is a sign of abundant knowledge.
حُسْنُ الحِلْمِ دَليلُ وُفُورِ العِلْمِ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
The best forbearance is accustoming yourself to act with forbearance.
خَيْرُ الحِلْمِ اَلتَّحَلُّمُ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
The cornerstone of knowledge is forbearance.
رَأْسُ العِلْمِ الحِلْمُ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
The alms-tax of forbearance is bearing patiently [with the bad behaviour of the people].
زَكوةُ الحِلْمِ الإحْتِمالُ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
The cause of reverence is forbearance.
سَبَبُ الوَقارِ اَلْحِلْمُ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Espouse forbearance for verily it is the fruit of knowledge.
عَلَيْكَ بِالحِلْمِ فَإنَّهُ ثَمَرَةُ العِلْمِ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Espouse forbearance for indeed it is a pleasing characteristic.
عَلَيْكَ بِالحِلْمِ فَإنَّهُ خُلُقٌ مَرْضِيٌّ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
It is when rage and anger prevails that the forbearance of the forbearing is tested.
عِنْدَ غَلَبَةِ الغَيْظِ والْغَضَبِ يُخْتَبَرُ حِلْمُ الْحُلَماءِ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
The strength [required] for forbearance in times of anger is greater than the strength [needed] for...
قُوَّةُ الحِلْمِ عِنْدَ الغَضَبِ أفْضَلُ مِنَ القُوَّةِ عَلَى الإنْتِقامِ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Forbearance is sufficient as veneration.
كَفى بِالحِلْمِ وَقاراً۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Delaying punishment is from the perfection of forbearance.
مِنْ كَمالِ الحِلْمِ تَأْخِيرُ العُقُوبَةِ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
The best vizier of knowledge is forbearance.
نِعْمَ وَزِيرُ العِلْمِ الحِلْمُ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
