رضا الناس غاية لا تدرك

Arabic

Alternative forms

• إِرْضَاءُ النَّاسِ غَايَةٌ لَا تُدْرَكُ (ʔirḍāʔu n-nāsi ḡāyatun lā tudraku)

Etymology

Ibn Abī-l-Ḥadīd attrtibutes it to ʿAlī in his book شرح نهج البلاغة. It literally means "People's acceptance is a goal that cannot be reached".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ri.dˤa‿n.naː.si ɣaː.ja.tun laː tud.ra.ku/

Proverb

رِضَا النَّاسِ غَايَةٌ لَا تُدْرَكُ • (riḍā n-nāsi ḡāyatun lā tudraku)

1. It is impossible to make a decision that is accepted by every single person; pleasing and appeasing everyone is a goal that cannot be reached.