Begging And Asking People

Begging weakens the tongue of the speaker, breaks the heart of the courageous hero, puts the free... السُّؤالُ يُضْعِفُ لِسانَ المُتَكَلِّمِ، ويَكْسِرُ قَلْبَ الشُّجاعِ البَطَلِ، وَيُوقِفُ الحُرَّ العَزيْزِ مَوْقِفَ العَبْدِ... —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم Begging is the collar of humiliation, it takes the honour away from the honourable and the stature... المَسْئَلَةُ طَوْقُ المَذَلَّةِ، تَسْلُبُ العَزيزَ عِزَّهُ، والحَسيبَ حَسَبَهُ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم Humiliation [and disgrace] is in asking from people. الذُّلُّ في مَسْئَلَةِ النَّاسِ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم Begging is the key to poverty. المَسْئَلَةُ مِفْتاحُ الفَقْرِ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم The bane of asking [others] is lack of success [in getting what one asks for]. آفَةُ الطَّلَبِ عَدَمُ النَّجاحِ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم If you want to be obeyed [or your request to be granted] then ask for that which is feasible. إذا أرَدْتَ أنْ تُطاعَ فَاسْأَلْ ما يُسْتَطاعُ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم Let your request be for a thing, the charm of which will last for you long after the negative... لِيَكُنْ مَسْألَتُكَ ما يَبْقى لَكَ جَمالُهُ ويُنْفى عَنْكَ وَبالُهُ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم One who asks properly is aided. مَنْ أحْسَنَ المَسْألَةَ أُسْعِفَ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم Whoever asks [from] other than Allah deserves to be deprived. مَنْ سَألَ غَيْرَ اللّهِ اِسْتَحَقَ الحِرْمانَ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم One who increases his requests from people is humiliated. مَنْ أكْثَرَ مَسْئَلَةَ النَّاسِ ذَلَّ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم One who asks for that which he does not deserve is faced with deprivation. مَنْ سَألَ ما لايَسْتَحِقُّ قُوبِلَ بِالحِرمانِ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم One who repeats his request to the people, they get irritated by him. مَنْ تَكَرَّرَ سُؤالُهُ لِلنَّاسِ ضَجَرُوهُ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم One who asks for that which is above his rank deserves to be deprived. مَنْ سَألَ فَوْقَ قَدْرِهِ اِسْتَحَقَّ الحِرْمانَ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم When one does not protect his dignity from [the humiliation of] asking you, then preserve your... مَنْ لَمْ يَصُنْ وَجْهَهُ عَنْ مَسْألَتِكَ فَأكْرِمْ وَجْهَكَ عَنْ رَدِّهِ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم Your countenance is like frozen water that is melted by asking; so [be careful and] consider whose... وَجْهُكَ ماءٌ جامِدٌ يُقَطِّرُهُ السُّؤالُ، فَانْظُرْ عِنْدَ مَنْ تُقَطِّرُهُ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم Do not ask the one from whom you fear deprival. لا تَسْألْ مَنْ تَخافُ مَنْعَهُ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم Never turn away the beggar, even if he exceeds the limits. لاتَرُدَّنَّ السَّائِلَ وَإنْ أسْرَفَ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم Do not turn away the beggar and safeguard your magnanimity by not depriving him. لا تَرُدَّ السَّائِلَ وصُنْ مُرُوَّتَكَ عَنْ حِرْمانِهِ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم There is no humiliation like asking [for something from others]. لا ذُلَّ كَالطَّلَبِ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم There is nothing more tormenting than having to ask from the ignorant out of desperation. لا شَيْءَ أوْجَعُ مِنَ الاِضْطِرارِ إلى مَسْئَلَةِ الأغْمارِ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم Verily you are in greater need of the reward for that which you give than the asker is [in need] of... إنَّكُمْ إلى إجْراءِ (جَزاءِ) ما أعْطَيْتُمْ أشَدُّ حاجَةً مِنَ السَّائِلِ إلى ما أخَذَ مِنْكُمْ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم Verily you will gain more joy by [the reward of] what you have given than the one who seeks from... إنَّكُمْ أغْبَطُ بِما بَذَلْتُمْ مِنَ الرَّاغِبِ إلَيْكُمْ فيما وَصَلَهُ مِنْكُمْ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم Give the beggar before he asks, for indeed if you make it necessary for him to ask, then you will... اِبْدأِ السّائِلَ بِالنَّوالِ قَبْلَ السُّؤالِ، فَإنَّكَ إنْ أحْوَجْتَهُ إلى سُؤالِكَ أخَذْتَ مِنْ حُرِّ وَجْهِهِ أفْضَلَ مِمّا... —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم Give your wealth generously to the one who has sacrificed his self-respect for you, for indeed the... أُبْذُلْ مالَكَ لِمَنْ بَذَلَ لَكَ وَجْهَهُ، فَإنَّ بَذْلَ الوَجْهِ لايُوازِيهِ شَيْءٌ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم