Striving And Seeking

Rolling up one’s clothes [in preparation] for serious work is from [one’s] good fortune. التَّشَمُرُّ لِلْجِدِّ مِنْ سَعادَةِ الجَدِّ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم Seek and you shall find. أُطْلُبْ تَجِدْ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم It is upon you to strive but it is not upon you to succeed. عَلَيْكَ بِالسَّعِي ولَيْسَ عَلَيْكَ بِالنُّجْحِ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم Never will your striving for that which improves you and earns divine reward be wasted. لَنْ يَضيعَ مِنْ سَعْيِكَ ما أصْلَحَكَ وأكْسَبَكَ الأجْرَ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم One who hastens his pace arrives at the place of rest [and repose]. مَنْ أسْرَعَ المَسيرَ أدْرَكَ المَقيلَ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم One whose efforts are good, his place in the Hereafter will be good. مَنْ حَسُنَتْ مَساعيهِ طابَتْ مَراعيهِ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم Strive to free your necks [from the shackles of this world] before the doors of ransom are shut. اِسْعَوْا في فِكاكِ رِقابِكُمْ قَبْلَ أنْ تُغْلَقَ رَهائِنُها۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم Whoever hastens to the people with that which they dislike, they will speak about him that which... مَنْ أسْرَعَ إلَى النّاسِ بِما يَكْرَهُونَ قالُوا فيهِ ما لايَعْلَمُونَ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم Many a person strives in that which is harmful for him. رُبَّ ساع فيما يَضُرُّهُ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم Many a person is awake so that another can sleep. رُبَّ ساهِر لِراقِد۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم Many a person strives for one who is seated [doing nothing]. رُبَّ ساع لِقاعِد۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم