Wisdom and Insights About Life
- It’s remarkable how the worries of life can vanish at the mere sight of a smile from someone you cherish.
- The pleasures of life are akin to mirage; do you not recognize a mirage? You see it from afar like a water body, but upon approaching, you find only desert. It appears to be water from a distance.
- Have you ever passed by those places where tiny plants grow, marked by stone pillars, known as graves? Why, after all this, can you not believe that life includes death?
- One good thing in life is knowledge, and one bad thing is ignorance.
- Youth can feel like a curse, and old age too, so where is the peace of heart? And the most unfortunate thing in life is to find yourself one day lost in thought, wondering: where am I?
- Do not say that life has turned its back on you; perhaps it is you who are facing the wrong way.
- Remember that life is a passage, not a destination, so strive to make the best of your journey to enjoy your final resting place.
- One of life’s simple pleasures is sitting alone with a cup of coffee and a good book.
- Your time in this world is extremely limited, so do not waste it trying to live like others.
- Such is life: some wishes come true while others falter.
- Forgiving individuals hold the happiest hearts because they recognize the value of life and do not dwell on the mistakes of others.
- When your grief or joy intensifies, life seems to diminish in your eyes.
- Life is a beautiful place worth fighting for.
- Life is a grand stage, and the worst part is that some people act interested only when they want something from you.
- Nothing in life is more significant than the feeling that, somewhere on this planet, someone loves you.
- Oh, this life! It is loved by those who fear for it; yet those who fear for it end up fearing it as well. They suffer because of it and for it, and one who faces any calamity may feel as if misfortune has left everyone and targeted them alone.
- Life becomes tedious when it is devoid of fools.
- You will attain everything you desire in life if you assist others in achieving their desires.
- Do not burden yourself excessively in this life, for you will not leave it alive.
Poetic Verses About Life
- As expressed by Al-Sharif Al-Murtada:
Be as you wish, for this world is not eternal,
Nor can one’s character guarantee lasting presence.
- Said by Al-Mutanabbi:
We weep for this world, yet there is no gathering
Of those united by it who do not eventually part ways.
- From Ibn Al-Rumi:
When life tests the insightful,
It reveals an enemy disguised as a friend.
Seek a dwelling where its shade does not fade,
And its inhabitants are not troubled by narrowness.
For the contented cannot attain satisfaction through mere provision,
Nor can the thirsty quench their thirst with mere reflection.
Sayings of Mustafa Mahmoud About Life
- Our life is merely a thirst without quenching, a hunger without satisfaction, and an effort without rest. Without faith, it becomes emptiness, ruin, darkness, confusion, and a pursuit of nothingness.
- This world represents just a single chapter in a narrative with many more to follow. Death is not the end of the story but its beginning.
- The inner truths we strive to conceal are our actual realities, not the garments we wear or the behaviors we display. Look within, reflect, contemplate, and recognize what you hide, and you will find your place in this world and in the hereafter.
- If people contemplated death, they would not cling to life so desperately; if they remembered the afterlife, they would flee towards their Lord.
- And what is the essence of this world? A bubble that shines with dazzling colors, only to suddenly dissolve into nothingness.
Poem by Abu Al-Atahiya About Life
By your life, this world is not a place of permanence,
And you have enough of the abode of death, which is a realm of transience.
So do not fall in love with this world, my brother,
For a lover of the world views it with great hardship and tribulation.
Its sweetness is intertwined with bitterness,
And its comfort is mixed with toil.
Do not walk one day in the clothes of imagination,
For you were created from clay and water.
Rarely do you find a person thanking God,
And seldom is there one content with his fate.
Indeed, God has granted us immense blessings,
And to Him belongs grace and bountiful gifts.
Time does not remain the same amidst its changes,
And not every day in one’s life is equal.
It is but a day of hardship and struggle,
And a day of joy and ease at times.
Whatever I do not hope for, I do not lose its benefit,
Nor does every anticipated thing belong to the hopeful.
Oh, how strange is the passage of time, nor more its troubles,
Which can break every bond of friendship.
And uncertainty divides every gathering,
And jades the clarity of every relationship.
When my dear friend resides in the realm of decay,
I find contentment in the distance and the delay of meeting.
I visit the graves of the affluent, and I discover no splendor,
For they were once the esteemed among the esteemed.
Every era ties the living with the dead,
And every age is softened with a sense of distance.
It is a sad truth that death triumphs over every trick,
And no remedy can alleviate the illness of death.
A man’s spirit delights in his growth,
Yet every entity grows only towards its decline.
And how many a captive has died without their family,
Ever embracing them or offering them redemption.
Before you, O Sleep, lies the abode of happiness,
Where permanence exists, and the abode of suffering.
Created for one of two ultimate ends, do not sleep,
And remain between the fear of both and the hope.
And among people, there is evil that would amaze if revealed,
But God has clothed it with the garment of concealment.