رضا الناس غاية لا تدرك
Arabic
editAlternative forms
edit- إِرْضَاءُ النَّاسِ غَايَةٌ لَا تُدْرَكُ (ʔirḍāʔu n-nāsi ḡāyatun lā tudraku)
Etymology
editIbn 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
editProverb
editرِضَا النَّاسِ غَايَةٌ لَا تُدْرَكُ • (riḍā n-nāsi ḡāyatun lā tudraku)