Bragging About Lineage or Language
The shaikh, Dr. Muḥammad ibn Ghālib Al-ʿUmarī, may Allāh protect him, said:
From a person’s deficiencies is his relying upon the bygone days of his ancestors or what his forefathers had accomplished, considering that sufficient for him [as proof of] his honor and glory, even if he were living in an abyss of ignorance and lowliness. Ibn Wardī spoke the truth:
لا تقل أصلي وفصلي أبدا
إنما أصل الفتى ما قد حصلDon’t say “my lineage” or “my language” ever.
The stock of a young man is simply his endeavors.
من نقص الإنسان أن يتكل على ماضي أجداده أو ما مضى عليه أباؤه، ويرى أن ذلك كافيا له فخرا وعزا، وإن كان هو يعيش في مهاوي الجهل والذل.
وصدق ابن الوردي:
لا تقل أصلي وفصلي أبدا
إنما أصل الفتى ما قد حصل— د.محمد بن غالب العُمري (@m_g_alomari) December 25, 2020
Translated by Mikail ibn Mahboob Ariff