Time

The man who best understands time is he who is not taken aback by its proceedings.

أعرَفُ الناسِ بالزّمانِ ، مَن لَم يَتَعَجَّبْ مِن أحداثِهِ . ح: 3252

The man who best understands time is he who is not taken aback by its proceedings. H: 3252

الزَّمانُ يَخُونُ صاحِبَهُ ، ولا يَستَعتِبُ لِمَن عاتَبَهُ . ح: 2093

Time betrays the one who believes he possesses time, and it does not seek to please the one who blames it. H: 2093

مَن تَشاغَلَ بالزَّمانِ شَغَلَهُ . ح: 7890

Whoever preoccupies himself with time is occupied by it in turn. H: 7890

مَن عانَدَ الزَّمانَ أرغَمَهُ ، ومَنِ استَسلَمَ إلَيهِ لَم يَسلَمْ . ح: 9054

Whoever resists time is spited by it even more, and whoever surrenders to it is not safe either. H: 9054

مَن أمَنَ الزَمانَ خانَهُ ، ومَن أعظَمَهُ أهانَهُ . ح: 8028

Whoever trusts time is betrayed by it, and whoever holds it in high esteem is abased by it. H: 8028

ماضي يَومِكَ فائتٌ ، وآتيهِ مُتَّهَمٌ ، ووَقتُكَ مُغتَنَمٌ . ح: 9840

Your yesterday has passed on, your tomorrow is uncertain, and your today is to be taken advantage of. H: 9840

الفِرارُ في أوانِهِ يَعدِلُ الظَّفَرَ في زَمانِهِ. ح: 2003

To retreat at the right time is equal to victory in its time. H: 2003