ابن عطاء الله السكندري

Ibn Ata'illah al-Iskandari

mamluk · mamluk · 1250 – 1309 CE

السيرة · Biography

شيخ صوفي وعالم من الإسكندرية، مؤلف «الحكم العطائية» الشهيرة. حكمته الروحانية تجمع البصيرة الصوفية بالشريعة الإسلامية، مما جعله في متناول كل مسلم يسعى للتزكية.

A Sufi master and scholar from Alexandria, author of the famous 'Hikam' (Aphorisms). His spiritual wisdom combines Sufi insight with Islamic law, making him accessible to all Muslims seeking inner purification.

القصائد · Poems (13)

لَهُ فِي كُلِّ شَيْءٍ آيَةٌ
In everything there is a sign of Him Indicating that He is One
رُبَّ عَمَلٍ صَغِيرٍ تُعَظِّمُهُ النِّيَّةُ
Perhaps a small deed is magnified by intention And perhaps a great deed is diminished by intention
مَنْ عَلامَاتِ النَّجَاحِ فِي النِّهَايَاتِ
Among the signs of success at the end Is turning to God at the beginning
إِذَا تَمَّ عَقْلُ المَرْءِ تَمَّتْ شُؤُونُهُ
When a person's reason is complete, their affairs are complete And complete for them in their…
لا تُصَاحِبْ مَنْ لا يُنْهِضُكَ حَالُهُ
Do not accompany one whose state does not uplift you Nor does their speech guide you to God
مَا نَفَعَ القَلْبَ شَيْءٌ مِثْلُ عُزْلَةٍ
Nothing benefits the heart like seclusion In which it enters the field of its contemplation
مَتَى رَزَقَكَ التَّوَجُّهَ فَاعْلَمْ
When He grants you the turning toward Him, know That He has intended care for you
إِذَا أَكْرَمَكَ النَّاسُ فَإِيَّاكَ أَنْ تَغْتَرَّ
When people honor you, beware of being deceived And when they humiliate you, beware of being broken
لا تَيْأَسَنَّ مِنْ لُطْفِ رَبِّكَ
Never despair of your Lord's kindness For God is gentle with His servants
وَمَا الحَيَاةُ إِلَّا سَفَرٌ قَصِيرُ
Life is but a short journey And we are but passersby in existence
كُلُّ مُشْكِلَةٍ لَهَا حَلٌّ يَتَوَقَّفُ
Every problem has a solution that depends On sincere intention and good trust in God
إِذَا رَأَيْتَ اللهَ يُتَابِعُ نِعَمَهُ عَلَيْكَ
If you see God continuing His blessings upon you While you disobey Him, then beware of Him
إِذَا تَخَاصَمَ فِي قَلْبِكَ دَاعِيَانِ
When two callers quarrel in your heart Obey the one dearer to you that is farther from desire

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