Proverbs and Wisdom About Life
Life is merely a journey we navigate, working and striving for the pleasure of God as we prepare for the hereafter. In this article, we present some insightful proverbs and wisdom regarding life.
- A moment of spiritual elevation in God’s realm is more delightful than all the pleasures of the senses.
- When I soared, I felt the world receding behind me, fading away.
- No matter how constricted or diminished life may seem, there exists a passage through which light enters and air flows.
- You wish for the spirit to glow in the earthly realm, but dreams are like clouds that weep, enticing even my own blood.
- Do not take pride in worldly possessions, for they are deceptive and treacherous, bringing nothing but humiliation and scarcity to those who cling to them.
- A love for reading is one of the immediate joys granted to the believer in this life.
- Detachment from worldly affairs brings immense comfort.
- O you who have turned away from the allure of the world, do not let its temptations ensnare you… The caliph suffers hunger, while the world is within his grasp… In detachment lies true status, praise be to its master.
- We continue to endure the whims of fate, deceived by life’s distractions, until we find ourselves stripped of status, lineage, and any friend to offer solace.
- Everything in life slips from our grasp… Except for the tears lingering in our eyes… We were once the adornment of fortune that unraveled, and in high stature, we experienced abundance… Until we found ourselves without status, lineage, or any friend to comfort us.
- The believer has no reward in my eyes if I take away his beloved from the world and he patiently accepts their fate, awaiting Paradise.
- How unsightly is the hypocrisy of a preacher who advocates renunciation while remaining attached to worldly gains… If he was sincere in his counsel, his home would be a sanctuary of worship… Why does he beg for sustenance from others if he has turned away from the world? Providence is apportioned to all; both the white and the black receive their share.
- Go forth, and, with God, your reward is assured… In this world and on the Day of Judgment.
- For those who let the world be their obsession, ambitions deceive them, and desires enslave them.
- If faced with two choices, one for God and the other for the world, favor your portion in the hereafter over the worldly goods, for the world is fleeting while the hereafter is eternal.
- God grants the servant, with intentions fixed on the hereafter, as much of this life and the next as He wills, but He provides for those who seek merely worldly gains with nothing but worldly possessions.
- A person seeks everlasting life in this world… But is there any permanence here? They long to live joyfully, yet true happiness is absent from this realm.
- Whosoever alleviates a believer’s hardship in this life, Allah will relieve them of a hardship on the Day of Judgment. He who facilitates ease for the distressed will be aided in both worlds, and whoever covers the faults of a Muslim, Allah will conceal his faults in this life and the next.
- Live in this world as if you are a stranger or a wayfarer.
- No servant dies with a good fate in God’s eyes, desiring to return to this world and reclaim all that it offers.
- The martyr, witnessing the benefits of martyrdom, wishes to return to this world to face death once more.
- The hardships of this world have left me parched; upon seeking relief, calamities rained down upon me.
- To God do we raise our grievances… For in His hand lies the remedy for every affliction and trial… We exited this world, neither its companions nor its dead… When the jailer approaches one day with a request, we marvel and say: “He comes from this world.”
- Detachment from worldly matters brings peace to both heart and body; desire for them breeds sorrow and grief.
- Look upon life through the eyes of those who renounce it, for it swiftly uproots the settled and leaves the affluent in despair, so do not be deceived.
- The experiences of life can deeply influence the ascetic’s resolve against worldly temptations.
- You entered this world alone and stripped bare… And you shall depart from it alone.
- If this life has bestowed upon you wealth, transforming your hardship into ease, rich qualities have surfaced that were once concealed beneath a facade of poverty.
- Life offers little value if you have not visited a beloved or felt the joy of their presence.
- Like the ocean, the world has both illuminated and submerged its inhabitants… They are adrift, both drowning and surviving along its shores.
- How can one renounce the world if they do not comprehend the value of the hereafter?
- The soul yearns for the world, fully aware that safety lies in escaping its grasp.
- Even amidst life’s pleasures, if you commit injustice… There’s a certain solace found in embracing a wronged individual as you chastise them.
- The stage of life is a theater… where the majority observes the minority, and life itself serves as a theater where the minority observes the majority.
- The fat of desires leads to frailty; the drink of aspirations is merely mirage, and the pleasures of this world are but fleeting dreams and illusions, where its conflict is akin to slaughter without battle.
- He who reflects on the outcomes of life takes precaution; he who recognizes the length of the journey prepares for the voyage.
- Life is not worth the transfer of your steps towards it, so why should one chase after its fleeting nature?
- The longing for God and to meet Him brings a breeze to the heart, soothing the burdens of this life.
- We lament over life, yet no group has ever remained united by its allure.
- He who spends too much time in this world may eventually perceive its truths as mere fabrications.
- Among the burdens of existence is witnessing an enemy from whom there can be no escape.
- Preoccupation with trivial matters causes one to neglect what truly matters, and he who is not satisfied with what suffices him finds nothing in this world that can fulfill his needs.
- The free are those who depart from this world before it abruptly severs ties.
- True detachment is not the absence of worldly possessions; rather, it is a heart free from worldly attachment.
- Were I to choose between the world and a person, I would not pick anyone but you… Yet, I still choose not to embrace this world.
- Reason governs the self; divine revelation guides reason, and any disturbance in this order leads to a disruption in both faith and life.
- Life resembles salty water; the more one drinks, the thirstier they become.
- Unlike an educational institution, life tests us first before revealing the lessons.
- The world does not satisfy your cravings, and death often comes long after desire has passed.
- There is no greater sorrow in this world than a poet stripped of inspiration.
- Life itself is a deceptive illusion: love, wealth, health, happiness, and fame… None of these endure or remain.
- Ultimately, every individual colors their perception of life based on their inner state and measures experiences according to the standards they were raised with.
- We view life with a dark lens, heavy with the burdens our hearts have borne.
- Your days in this world are fleeting moments, while the eventual outcome promises eternal rest. Will you choose to sell eternity for the folly of worldly desires?
- Realize that life is brief, its treasures are lowly, youth withers away, and vitality fades; thus, the truly deceived are those who are led astray by its allure.
- I would gladly leave this world in a state of balance, neither benefiting nor burdening.
- Were people to abandon challenging tasks at the first sign of difficulty, neither worldly order nor faith would persist.
- Poets criticize the entirety of existence… only to later lament the presence of envy among them.
- As our days draw to a close, remember that the one who loves you in this world… is me.
- Do not question how we lost our way, my companion… We wander aimlessly in this world, regardless of our acceptance or rejection.
- How burdensome life can be… As all people thrive merely through words.
- When life arrives without boundaries, faith inevitably takes a back seat, even if only to a limited extent.
- Everything in this world is built on duplicity; I alone hold the truth, my own undeniable reality.
- Among the wonders of this life is that some who possess two feet prefer to crawl, while others who have lost theirs relentlessly strive to stand.
- There is no choice in familial ties, but with the bonds of this world, we have the freedom to choose.