One who is content does not get depressed.
مَنْ قَنِعَ لَمْ يَغْتَمَّ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Whoever is content, his worship becomes good.
مَنْ قَنِعَ حَسُنَتْ عِبادَتُهُ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Whoever is content, his greed becomes less.
مَنْ قَنِعَ قَلَّ طَمَعُهُ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
One who is contented with the allotment of Allah becomes needless.
مَنْ قَنِعَ بِقِسْمِ اللّهِ اِسْتَغْنى۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
One who is not satisfied with what has been decreed for him faces hardship.
مَنْ لَمْ يُقَنِّعْ بِما قُدِّرَ لَهُ تَعَنّى۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
One who lacks contentment is not made affluent by riches.
مَنْ عَدِمَ القَناعَةَ لَمْ يُغْنِهِ المالُ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
One from whom contentment turns away is not enriched by wealth.
مَنْ عَدَتْهُ القَناعَةُ لَمْ يُغْنِهِ المالُ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
One who is content with the sustenance of Allah has no need for the creation.
مَنْ قَنِعَ بِرِزْقِ اللّهِ اِسْتَغْنى عَنِ الخَلْقِ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
One who is granted contentment is preserved by it.
مَنْ وُهِبَتْ لَهُ القَناعَةُ صانَتْهُ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
One whose soul is contented remains dignified even in hard times.
مَنْ قَنِعَتْ نَفْسُهُ عَزَّ مُعْسِراً۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
One who is contented is spared from the humility of asking [others].
مَنْ قَنِعَ كُفِيَ مَذَلَّةَ الطَّلَبِ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Whoever clings to contentment, his poverty disappears.
مَنْ لَزِمَ القَناعَةَ زالَ فَقْرُهُ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
One who desires the blessings of the Hereafter is contented with the little [he has] of this world.
مَنْ رَغِبَ في نَعيمِ الآخِرَةِ قَنِعَ بِيَسيرِ الدُّنيا۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
One who is contented with the allotment of Allah becomes needless of the people.
مَنْ قَنِعَ بِقِسْمِ اللّهِ اِسْتَغْنى عَنِ الخَلْقِ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
One who suffices with little becomes needless of plenty.
مَنِ اكْتَقى بِاليَسيرِ اِسْتَغْنى عَنِ الكَثيرِ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
One of the most honourable morals is adorning oneself with contentment.
مِنْ أكْرَمِ الخُلْقِ التَّحَلّي بِالقَناعَةِ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Remaining contented is from the noble endeavours.
مِنْ شَرَفِ الهِمَّةِ لُزُومُ القَناعَةِ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
How good it is for a person to be contented with little and generous with much!
ما أحْسَنَ بِالإنْسانِ أنْ يَقْنَعَ بِالقَليلِ ويَجُودَ بِالجَزيلِ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
The best fortune is contentment.
نِعْمَ الحَظُّ القَناعَةُ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
The best attribute is contentment.
نِعْمَ الخَليقَةُ القَناعَةُ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
One who has been granted contentment has acquired honour.
نالَ العِزَّ مَنْ رُزِقَ القَناعَةَ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
There is no treasure like contentment.
لاكَنْزَ كَالقَناعَةِ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Contentment is the better of the two riches.
اَلْقَناعَةُ أفْضَلُ الغِنائَيْنِ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Contentment is the better of the two forms of continence.
اَلْقَناعَةُ أفْضَلُ العِفَّتَيْنِ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
