In a world full of noise, true strength often lies in silence — the kind of silence that comes with sabr (patience). Islam teaches that patience is not weakness; it is a noble act of faith. The Prophet ﷺ said that patience is half of faith, and silence is wisdom. When we choose silence and trust Allah, we display one of the highest forms of strength: reliance upon Him.
This collection of 300 Silence Sabr Quotes brings together Quranic verses, Hadiths, and short reminders to inspire you through every trial. Each quote comes in Arabic, Transliteration, and English, so you can read, understand, and share the beauty of these timeless words.
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🌸 Quick Picks — 25 Short Silence Sabr Quotes (Perfect for Captions)
These short quotes are easy to share on WhatsApp, Instagram, or as daily reminders.
- Arabic: الصبر مفتاح الفرج
Transliteration: As-sabr miftāḥ al-faraj.
English: Patience is the key to relief. - Arabic: في الصمت حكمة
Transliteration: Fi as-samt ḥikmah.
English: In silence, there is wisdom. - Arabic: الصبر جمال الإيمان
Transliteration: As-sabr jamāl al-īmān.
English: Patience is the beauty of faith. - Arabic: الصبر نور
Transliteration: As-sabr nūr.
English: Patience is light. - Arabic: الصمت عبادة
Transliteration: As-samt ‘ibādah.
English: Silence is a form of worship. - Arabic: من صبر ظفر
Transliteration: Man ṣabara ẓafara.
English: Whoever is patient, succeeds. - Arabic: الصمت دواء القلوب
Transliteration: As-samt dawā’ al-qulūb.
English: Silence is the medicine of hearts. - Arabic: الصبر عند الشدائد
Transliteration: As-sabr ‘inda ash-shada’id.
English: Patience shines brightest in hardship. - Arabic: الصبر نصف الإيمان
Transliteration: As-sabr niṣf al-īmān.
English: Patience is half of faith. - Arabic: الصمت زينة العاقل
Transliteration: As-samt zīnat al-‘āqil.
English: Silence adorns the wise. - Arabic: الصبر على البلاء رفعة في الدنيا والآخرة
Transliteration: As-sabr ‘ala al-balā’ rif‘ah fi ad-dunyā wal-ākhirah.
English: Patience through trials elevates you in this world and the next. - Arabic: الصبر قوة لا يراها الناس
Transliteration: As-sabr quwwah lā yarāhā an-nās.
English: Patience is a strength unseen by people. - Arabic: الصمت يحفظ الكرامة
Transliteration: As-samt yaḥfaẓ al-karāmah.
English: Silence preserves dignity. - Arabic: من يصبر ينل الخير
Transliteration: Man yaṣbir yanal al-khayr.
English: Whoever is patient attains goodness. - Arabic: الصبر مفتاح النجاح
Transliteration: As-sabr miftāḥ an-najāḥ.
English: Patience is the key to success. - Arabic: الصمت سلام للنفس
Transliteration: As-samt salām lin-nafs.
English: Silence brings peace to the soul. - Arabic: الصبر درب المؤمنين
Transliteration: As-sabr darb al-mu’minīn.
English: Patience is the path of the believers. - Arabic: الصبر طريق الجنة
Transliteration: As-sabr ṭarīq al-jannah.
English: Patience is the road to Paradise. - Arabic: الصمت رد الحكيم
Transliteration: As-samt radd al-ḥakīm.
English: Silence is the wise person’s response. - Arabic: الصبر عند أول صدمة
Transliteration: As-sabr ‘inda awwal ṣadmah.
English: True patience is shown at the first shock. - Arabic: الصبر حارس الإيمان
Transliteration: As-sabr ḥāris al-īmān.
English: Patience guards faith. - Arabic: الصمت عبادة بلا كلام
Transliteration: As-samt ‘ibādah bilā kalām.
English: Silence is worship without words. - Arabic: الصبر سلاح المؤمن
Transliteration: As-sabr silāḥ al-mu’min.
English: Patience is the believer’s weapon. - Arabic: من صمت نجا
Transliteration: Man ṣamata najā.
English: Whoever remains silent is safe. - Arabic: الصبر تاج الصالحين
Transliteration: As-sabr tāj as-ṣāliḥīn.
English: Patience is the crown of the righteous.
🌙 Quranic Verses on Sabr & Silence
These verses remind us how Allah ﷻ rewards those who remain patient and silent in trials.
- Arabic: إِنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَ الصَّابِرِينَ
Transliteration: Inna Allāha ma‘a as-ṣābirīn.
English: Indeed, Allah is with the patient.
(Surah Al-Baqarah 2:153) - Arabic: فَاصْبِرْ صَبْرًا جَمِيلًا
Transliteration: Faṣbir ṣabran jamīlā.
English: So be patient with beautiful patience.
(Surah Al-Ma‘ārij 70:5) - Arabic: وَلَنَبْلُوَنَّكُمْ بِشَيْءٍ مِّنَ الْخَوْفِ وَالْجُوعِ … وَبَشِّرِ الصَّابِرِينَ
Transliteration: Wa lanabluwannakum bishay’in minal-khawfi wal-jū‘… wa bashshir as-ṣābirīn.
English: And We will surely test you… but give glad tidings to the patient.
(Surah Al-Baqarah 2:155) - Arabic: إِنَّمَا يُوَفَّى الصَّابِرُونَ أَجْرَهُم بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ
Transliteration: Innamā yuwaffā as-ṣābirūna ajrahum bighayri ḥisāb.
English: The patient will be given their reward without account.
(Surah Az-Zumar 39:10) - Arabic: وَاصْبِرْ وَمَا صَبْرُكَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ
Transliteration: Waṣbir wa mā ṣabruka illā billāh.
English: Be patient, and your patience is only through Allah.
(Surah An-Nahl 16:127) - Arabic: وَاذْكُرِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ وَتَبَتَّلْ إِلَيْهِ تَبْتِيلًا
Transliteration: Wa-udhkur isma rabbika wa-tabattal ilayhi tabtīlā.
English: Remember the name of your Lord and devote yourself to Him with complete devotion.
(Surah Al-Muzzammil 73:8)
→ Reflection: Silence in remembrance is a deep form of sabr. - Arabic: وَجَعَلْنَا بَعْضَكُمْ لِبَعْضٍ فِتْنَةً أَتَصْبِرُونَ
Transliteration: Wa ja‘alnā ba‘ḍakum liba‘ḍin fitnah a-taṣbirūn?
English: And We made some of you a trial for others — will you be patient?
(Surah Al-Furqān 25:20) - Arabic: وَلَمَن صَبَرَ وَغَفَرَ إِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ لَمِنْ عَزْمِ الْأُمُورِ
Transliteration: Wa laman ṣabara wa-ghafara inna dhālika lamin ‘azmi al-umūr.
English: Whoever is patient and forgives — indeed, that is from the matters requiring determination.
(Surah Ash-Shūrā 42:43) - Arabic: وَالَّذِينَ صَبَرُوا ابْتِغَاءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِمْ
Transliteration: Wa-lladhīna ṣabarū ib’tighā’a wajhi rabbihim.
English: Those who are patient, seeking the countenance of their Lord.
(Surah Ar-Ra‘d 13:22) - Arabic: وَبَشِّرِ الصَّابِرِينَ الَّذِينَ إِذَا أَصَابَتْهُم مُّصِيبَةٌ …
Transliteration: Wa bashshir as-ṣābirīn alladhīna idhā aṣābat-hum muṣībah…
English: Give good news to those who, when disaster strikes, say “Indeed we belong to Allah.”
(Surah Al-Baqarah 2:155-156) - Arabic: وَقُولُوا لِلنَّاسِ حُسْنًا
Transliteration: Wa qūlū lin-nās ḥusnā.
English: Speak to people good words.
(Surah Al-Baqarah 2:83)
→ Reflection: Sometimes silence is the best form of “good words.”
🌷Hadith & Sayings of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ on Sabr and Silence
- Arabic: إِنَّ الصَّبْرَ عِندَ الصَّدْمَةِ الأُولَى
Transliteration: Inna ṣ-ṣabra ‘inda ṣ-ṣadmat al-ūlā.
English: True patience is at the first shock of the calamity.
(Sahih Bukhari 1302, Sahih Muslim 926) - Arabic: مَنْ صَمَتَ نَجَا
Transliteration: Man ṣamata najā.
English: Whoever remains silent is saved.
(Tirmidhi 2501) - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ ضِيَاءٌ
Transliteration: As-ṣabru ḍiyāʾ.
English: Patience is illumination (a shining light).
(Sahih Muslim 223) - Arabic: لَيْسَ الشَّدِيدُ بِالصُّرَعَةِ، إِنَّمَا الشَّدِيدُ الَّذِي يَمْلِكُ نَفْسَهُ عِندَ الْغَضَبِ
Transliteration: Laysa ash-shadīdu biṣ-ṣurʿah, innamā ash-shadīdu alladhī yamliku nafsahu ‘inda al-ghaḍab.
English: The strong one is not he who overcomes others, but he who controls himself when angry.
(Sahih Bukhari 6114) - Arabic: مَنْ يَتَصَبَّرْ يُصَبِّرْهُ اللَّهُ
Transliteration: Man yataṣabbir yuṣabbirhu Allāh.
English: Whoever strives to be patient, Allah will make him patient.
(Sahih Bukhari 1469) - Arabic: مَنْ كَانَ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ فَلْيَقُلْ خَيْرًا أَوْ لِيَصْمُتْ
Transliteration: Man kāna yuʾminu billāhi wal-yawm al-ākhir faly aqul khayran aw liyaṣmut.
English: Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, let him speak good or remain silent.
(Sahih Bukhari 6018, Sahih Muslim 47) - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ نُورٌ
Transliteration: As-ṣabru nūr.
English: Patience is light.
(Sahih Muslim 223) - Arabic: وَاعْلَمْ أَنَّ النَّصْرَ مَعَ الصَّبْرِ
Transliteration: Wa-‘lam anna an-naṣra maʿa as-ṣabr.
English: Know that victory comes with patience.
(Hadith – Musnad Ahmad 2666) - Arabic: مَنْ يُرِدِ اللَّهُ بِهِ خَيْرًا يُصِبْ مِنْهُ
Transliteration: Man yurid Allāhu bihi khayran yuṣib minhu.
English: When Allah intends good for someone, He afflicts him with trials.
(Sahih Bukhari 5645) - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ عِنْدَ الْبَلَاءِ خَيْرٌ
Transliteration: As-ṣabru ‘inda al-balāʾ khayr.
English: Patience during hardship is best.
(Derived from multiple Hadiths) - Arabic: تَبَسُّمُكَ فِي وَجْهِ أَخِيكَ صَدَقَةٌ
Transliteration: Tabassumuka fī wajhi akhīka ṣadaqah.
English: Smiling at your brother is an act of charity.
(Tirmidhi 1956)
→ Reflection: Sometimes silence with a smile is stronger than a thousand words. - Arabic: الصَّمْتُ حِكْمَةٌ وَقَلِيلٌ فَاعِلُهُ
Transliteration: As-ṣamtu ḥikmah wa qalīlun fāʿiluh.
English: Silence is wisdom, yet few practice it.
(Bayhaqi Shuʿab al-Imān 8314) - Arabic: أَفْضَلُ الْجِهَادِ كَلِمَةُ حَقٍّ عِندَ سُلْطَانٍ جَائِرٍ
Transliteration: Afdal al-jihād kalimatu ḥaqqin ‘inda sulṭānin jāʾir.
English: The best jihad is a word of truth spoken before a tyrant ruler.
(Abu Dawood 4344)
→ Reflection: Speak when truth is needed; remain silent otherwise. - Arabic: لَا تَكْثِرِ الْكَلَامَ بِغَيْرِ ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ
Transliteration: Lā tukthir al-kalām bighayri dhikr Allāh.
English: Do not speak excessively without remembering Allah.
(Tirmidhi 2411) - Arabic: لَا يَكُونُ الْمُؤْمِنُ سَبَّابًا وَلَا لَعَّانًا وَلَا فَاحِشًا وَلَا بَذِيئًا
Transliteration: Lā yakūnu al-muʾmin sabbāban wa lā laʿʿānan wa lā fāḥishan wa lā badhīʾan.
English: A believer is not one who curses, insults, or speaks foul words.
(Tirmidhi 1977) - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ مِنَ الْإِيمَانِ بِمَنْزِلَةِ الرَّأْسِ مِنَ الْجَسَدِ
Transliteration: As-ṣabru mina al-īmān biman zilati ar-raʾsi mina al-jasad.
English: Patience to faith is like the head to the body.
(Bayhaqi Shuʿab al-Imān 7482) - Arabic: أَكْثَرُ خَطَايَا ابْنِ آدَمَ فِي لِسَانِهِ
Transliteration: Aktharu khaṭāyā ibni Ādam fī lisānih.
English: Most of the sins of the son of Adam are in his tongue.
(Tabarani al-Kabir 4867) - Arabic: إِنَّ الْعَبْدَ لَيَتَكَلَّمُ بِالْكَلِمَةِ … لَا يُلْقِي لَهَا بَالًا، فَيَهْوِي بِهَا فِي النَّارِ
Transliteration: Inna al-‘abda layatakallamu bil-kalimah lā yulqī lahā bālan, fayahwī bihā fī an-nār.
English: A servant may utter a word without thinking, and fall because of it into Hellfire.
(Bukhari 6478) - Arabic: مَنْ كَفَلَ لِي مَا بَيْنَ لَحْيَيْهِ وَمَا بَيْنَ رِجْلَيْهِ أَكْفُلْ لَهُ الْجَنَّةَ
Transliteration: Man kafala lī mā bayna laḥyayh wa mā bayna rijlayh, akful lahu al-jannah.
English: Whoever guarantees what is between his jaws and his legs, I guarantee Paradise for him.
(Bukhari 6474) - Arabic: لَا تَغْضَبْ
Transliteration: Lā taghḍab.
English: Do not become angry.
(Repeated three times; Bukhari 6116)
→ Reflection: Patience often begins by holding the tongue during anger. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ ثَلَاثَةٌ: عَلَى الْبَلَاءِ، وَعَلَى الطَّاعَةِ، وَعَنْ الْمَعْصِيَةِ
Transliteration: As-ṣabru thalāthah: ʿalā al-balāʾ, wa ʿalā aṭ-ṭāʿah, wa ʿan al-maʿṣiyah.
English: Patience is threefold: in hardship, in obedience, and in refraining from sin.
(Ibn Qayyim / Classical Scholars) - Arabic: لَا يَكُونُ الْعَبْدُ تَقِيًّا حَتَّى يَدَعَ مَا لَا بَأْسَ بِهِ حَذَرًا مِمَّا بِهِ بَأْسٌ
Transliteration: Lā yakūnu al-‘abdu taqiyyān ḥattā yadaʿa mā lā baʾsa bih ḥadhran mimmā bihi baʾs.
English: A person cannot be truly pious until he avoids what is harmless, fearing it may lead to harm.
(Tirmidhi 2451) - Arabic: مَنْ تَرَكَ الْمِرَاءَ وَهُوَ مُحِقٌّ بَنَى اللَّهُ لَهُ بَيْتًا فِي أَعْلَى الْجَنَّةِ
Transliteration: Man taraka al-mirāʾ wa huwa muḥiq banā Allāhu lahu baytan fī aʿlā al-jannah.
English: Whoever gives up arguing while he is right, Allah will build for him a house in the highest Paradise.
(Abu Dawood 4800) - Arabic: خَيْرُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ مَنْ سَلِمَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ مِنْ لِسَانِهِ وَيَدِهِ
Transliteration: Khayr al-muslimīn man salima al-muslimūn min lisānihi wa yadih.
English: The best Muslim is the one from whose tongue and hands others are safe.
(Bukhari 10, Muslim 40) - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ عِنْدَ الْمَصِيبَةِ مِفْتَاحُ الرَّحْمَةِ
Transliteration: As-ṣabru ‘inda al-muṣībah miftāḥ ar-raḥmah.
English: Patience at the time of calamity is the key to mercy.
(Meaning derived from Prophetic teachings) - Arabic: رَحِمَ اللَّهُ عَبْدًا تَكَلَّمَ فَغَنِمَ أَوْ سَكَتَ فَسَلِمَ
Transliteration: Raḥima Allāhu ʿabdan takallama fa-ghanima aw sakata fa-salima.
English: May Allah have mercy on one who speaks and gains good or keeps silent and stays safe.
(Ibn Abi Dunya / Bayhaqi) - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ مِفْتَاحُ الْفَرَجِ
Transliteration: As-ṣabru miftāḥ al-faraj.
English: Patience is the key to relief.
(Common Hadith meaning; Ibn Majah 4031) - Arabic: إِذَا غَضِبَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَسْكُتْ
Transliteration: Idhā ghaḍiba aḥadukum fal-yaskut.
English: When one of you becomes angry, let him keep silent.
(Ahmad 23167) - Arabic: مَنْ تَوَاضَعَ لِلَّهِ رَفَعَهُ اللَّهُ
Transliteration: Man tawāḍaʿa lillāh rafaʿahu Allāh.
English: Whoever humbles himself for Allah, Allah will raise him in status.
(Muslim 2588)
→ Reflection: Silence during argument is a form of humility. - Arabic: إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ مَعَالِي الْأُمُورِ وَيَكْرَهُ سَفْسَافَهَا
Transliteration: Inna Allāha yuḥibbu maʿālī al-umūr wa yakrahu safsāfahā.
English: Allah loves high and noble matters and hates trivial ones.
(Tabarani al-Awsat 6672) - Arabic: الطُّهُورُ شَطْرُ الْإِيمَانِ، وَالصَّبْرُ ضِيَاءٌ
Transliteration: Aṭ-ṭuhūru shaṭr al-īmān, wa as-ṣabru ḍiyāʾ.
English: Purity is half of faith, and patience is brightness.
(Sahih Muslim 223) - Arabic: إِنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَ الصَّابِرِينَ
Transliteration: Inna Allāha maʿa as-ṣābirīn.
English: Indeed, Allah is with the patient.
(Qur’anic concept often echoed in Hadith) - Arabic: لَا يَرْزُقُ اللَّهُ الْعَبْدَ خَيْرًا إِلَّا بِالصَّبْرِ
Transliteration: Lā yarzuqu Allāhu al-ʿabda khayran illā biṣ-ṣabr.
English: Allah grants no good to a servant except through patience.
(Reported meaning from classical scholars) - Arabic: الصَّمْتُ زِينَةُ الْعَالِمِ
Transliteration: As-ṣamtu zīnat al-ʿālim.
English: Silence is the adornment of the knowledgeable.
(Attributed to early scholars of Islam)
🌸 Sabr Quotes in Daily Life (71 – 200)
💖 Sabr in Hard Times & Challenges
- Arabic: الصَّبْرُ جَمِيلٌ وَاللَّهُ الْمُسْتَعَانُ
Transliteration: As-ṣabru jamīlun wallāhu al-mustaʿān.
English: Beautiful patience, and Allah is the One sought for help.
(Qur’an 12:18) - Arabic: وَمَا صَبْرُكَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ
Transliteration: Wa mā ṣabruka illā billāh.
English: And your patience is only through Allah.
(Qur’an 16:127) - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ سِرٌّ بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَ اللَّهِ
Transliteration: As-ṣabru sirrun baynaka wa bayna Allāh.
English: Patience is a secret between you and Allah. - Arabic: فِي كُلِّ تَأْخِيرٍ خَيْرٌ، فَاصْبِرْ
Transliteration: Fī kulli taʾkhīrin khayr, fa-ṣbir.
English: In every delay there is goodness, so be patient. - Arabic: إِذَا ضَاقَتْ بِكَ الدُّنْيَا فَاذْكُرْ صَبْرَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ
Transliteration: Idhā ḍāqat bika ad-dunyā fa-udhkur ṣabra an-nabī ﷺ.
English: When the world feels tight, remember the patience of the Prophet ﷺ. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ يَفْتَحُ مَا أَغْلَقَتْهُ الْأَقْدَارُ
Transliteration: As-ṣabru yaftaḥu mā aghlaqathu al-aqdār.
English: Patience opens what destiny has closed. - Arabic: تَحَلَّ بِالصَّبْرِ، فَإِنَّ فِي التَّأَنِّي نَجَاحًا
Transliteration: Taḥalla biṣ-ṣabr, fa-inna fī at-taʾannī najāḥan.
English: Adorn yourself with patience, for calmness brings success. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ يُعَلِّمُكَ السُّكُونَ حِينَ يَضِجُّ الْقَلْبُ
Transliteration: As-ṣabru yuʿallimuka as-sukūn ḥīna yaḍijju al-qalb.
English: Patience teaches you stillness when your heart is noisy. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ دُرْبَةٌ لَا مَلَكَةٌ
Transliteration: As-ṣabru durbah lā malakah.
English: Patience is a skill, not a gift. - Arabic: اصْبِرْ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الصَّابِرِينَ
Transliteration: Iṣbir fa-inna Allāha yuḥibbu aṣ-ṣābirīn.
English: Be patient — indeed, Allah loves the patient.
(Qur’an 3:146) - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ لَيْسَ ضَعْفًا، بَلْ قُوَّةٌ تَحْتَ سَيْطَرَةٍ
Transliteration: As-ṣabru laysa ḍaʿfan, bal quwwatun taḥta sayṭarah.
English: Patience is not weakness; it is controlled strength. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ يَجْعَلُ الْمُسْتَحِيلَ مُمْكِنًا
Transliteration: As-ṣabru yajʿalu al-mustaḥīla mumkinan.
English: Patience turns the impossible into possible. - Arabic: الصَّمْتُ نِصْفُ الصَّبْرِ
Transliteration: As-ṣamtu niṣfu aṣ-ṣabr.
English: Silence is half of patience. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ يَجْعَلُ الْقَلْبَ أَكْثَرَ نُورًا
Transliteration: As-ṣabru yajʿalu al-qalba akthar nūran.
English: Patience makes the heart brighter. - Arabic: اصْبِرْ حَتَّى يَفْتَحَ اللَّهُ أَبْوَابَ الْفَرَجِ
Transliteration: Iṣbir ḥattā yaftaḥ Allāhu abwāb al-faraj.
English: Be patient until Allah opens the doors of relief. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ لَا يُضَيِّعُ صَاحِبَهُ أَبَدًا
Transliteration: As-ṣabru lā yuḍayyiʿu ṣāḥibahu abadan.
English: Patience never lets its possessor down. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ هُوَ الْمِفْتَاحُ لِكُلِّ سُكُونٍ
Transliteration: As-ṣabru huwa al-miftāḥ li-kulli sukūn.
English: Patience is the key to every calm moment. - Arabic: لَا تَسْتَعْجِلِ الرِّزْقَ، فَالرِّزْقُ يَأْتِي بِقَدَرٍ
Transliteration: Lā tastaʿjil ar-rizq, fa-ar-rizqu yaʾtī bi-qadar.
English: Do not rush for sustenance; it arrives by decree. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ يَكْسِرُ أَمْوَاجَ الْهَمِّ
Transliteration: As-ṣabru yaksiru amwāj al-hamm.
English: Patience breaks the waves of worry. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ أَجْمَلُ مِنَ الشَّكْوَى
Transliteration: As-ṣabru ajmalu mina ash-shakwā.
English: Patience is more beautiful than complaint.
💞 Sabr in Relationships, Love & Friendship
- Arabic: الصَّبْرُ فِي الْحُبِّ إِيمَانٌ
Transliteration: As-ṣabru fil-ḥubbi īmān.
English: Patience in love is a form of faith. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ عَلَى الْخِلَافِ نُضْجٌ
Transliteration: As-ṣabru ʿalā al-khilāf nuḍj.
English: Patience during disagreements is maturity. - Arabic: الصَّمْتُ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ كَلَامٍ يُوجِعُ
Transliteration: As-ṣamtu afḍalu min kalāmin yūjiʿ.
English: Silence is better than words that hurt. - Arabic: لَا تَرُدَّ كَلِمَةً بِغَضَبٍ، فَكَمْ أَفْسَدَتْ كَلِمَةٌ عَلاقَةً
Transliteration: Lā turudd kalimatan bighaḍab, fakam afsadath kalimatun ʿalāqah.
English: Never reply in anger; one word can ruin a bond. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ عَلَى الزَّوْجِ أَوِ الزَّوْجَةِ مِنْ أَعْظَمِ الْجِهَادِ
Transliteration: As-ṣabru ʿalā az-zawji aw az-zawjah min aʿẓam al-jihād.
English: Patience with one’s spouse is among the greatest struggles rewarded by Allah. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ يَحْفَظُ الْحُبَّ نَقِيًّا
Transliteration: As-ṣabru yaḥfaẓu al-ḥubba naqiyyan.
English: Patience keeps love pure. - Arabic: كُنْ صَابِرًا عَلَى تَغْيِيرِ النَّاسِ، فَالنَّفْسُ لَا تَتَغَيَّرُ فِي يَوْمٍ
Transliteration: Kun ṣābiran ʿalā taghyīri an-nās, fa-an-nafsu lā tataghayyaru fī yawm.
English: Be patient with people’s change; the soul doesn’t transform overnight. - Arabic: الصَّمْتُ فِي الْخِصَامِ نَبْلٌ
Transliteration: As-ṣamtu fil-khiṣām nubl.
English: Silence in conflict is nobility. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ عَلَى جَفَاءِ الْأَحِبَّةِ عِزَّةٌ
Transliteration: As-ṣabru ʿalā jafāʾ al-aḥibbah ʿizzah.
English: Patience with loved ones’ distance is dignity. - Arabic: لَا تَكْرَهْ مَنْ أَسَاءَ إِلَيْكَ، فَالصَّبْرُ يُطَهِّرُ الْقَلْبَ
Transliteration: Lā takrah man asāʾa ilayk, fa-as-ṣabru yuṭahhiru al-qalb.
English: Do not hate those who wrong you; patience purifies the heart. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ فِي الصَّدَاقَةِ يَبْنِي الْوَفَاءَ
Transliteration: As-ṣabru fis-ṣadāqah yabnī al-wafāʾ.
English: Patience in friendship builds loyalty. - Arabic: لَا تُجَادِلْ، فَفِي الصَّمْتِ حِكْمَةٌ
Transliteration: Lā tujāadil, fa fī as-ṣamti ḥikmah.
English: Do not argue — silence holds wisdom. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ مَعَ الْعَفْوِ يُنْهِضُ الْمَحَبَّةَ
Transliteration: As-ṣabru maʿa al-ʿafwi yunhiḍu al-maḥabbah.
English: Patience with forgiveness revives love. - Arabic: الصَّمْتُ فِي الْغَضَبِ يَحْفَظُ الْقَلْبَ
Transliteration: As-ṣamtu fil-ghaḍab yaḥfaẓu al-qalb.
English: Silence in anger protects the heart. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ عَلَى الْمَحْبُوبِ خَيْرٌ مِنْ فَقْدِهِ بِسُوءِ خُلُقٍ
Transliteration: As-ṣabru ʿalā al-maḥbūbi khayrun min faqadihi bisūʾ khuluq.
English: Being patient with loved ones is better than losing them through bad manners. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ يَجْعَلُ كُلَّ خِلافٍ دَرْسًا، لَا جِدَالًا
Transliteration: As-ṣabru yajʿalu kulla khilāfin darsan, lā jidālan.
English: Patience turns every disagreement into a lesson, not a fight. - Arabic: فِي الصَّمْتِ حِفْظٌ لِلْعَلَاقَةِ
Transliteration: Fī as-ṣamti ḥifẓun lil-ʿalāqah.
English: Silence protects relationships. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ عَلَى الْأَهْلِ مَحَبَّةٌ، وَعَلَى النَّاسِ أَخْلَاقٌ
Transliteration: As-ṣabru ʿalā al-ahl maḥabbah, wa ʿalā an-nās akhlāq.
English: Patience with family is love; patience with others is good character. - Arabic: كُنْ صَابِرًا مَعَ مَنْ لَا يَفْهَمُ، فَالْعِلْمُ يَحْتَاجُ وَقْتًا
Transliteration: Kun ṣābiran maʿa man lā yafham, fa-al-ʿilmu yaḥtāju waqtan.
English: Be patient with those who don’t understand — learning takes time. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ يُخْفِي الْخَيْرَ حَتَّى يَظْهَرَ بِأَجْمَلِ صُورَةٍ
Transliteration: As-ṣabru yukhfī al-khayr ḥattā yaẓhara bi-ajmali ṣūrah.
English: Patience hides goodness until it blooms beautifully.
🕊️ Sabr in Pain, Loss & Healing
- Arabic: مَا أَخَذَ اللَّهُ مِنْكَ إِلَّا لِيُعْطِيَكَ خَيْرًا
Transliteration: Mā akhadha Allāhu minka illā li yuʿṭīyaka khayran.
English: Whatever Allah takes from you, He replaces with something better. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ يُزِيلُ ثِقْلَ الْحُزْنِ
Transliteration: As-ṣabru yuzīlu thiqla al-ḥuzn.
English: Patience lightens the weight of grief. - Arabic: لَا حُزْنَ مَعَ الصَّبْرِ وَالثِّقَةِ بِاللَّهِ
Transliteration: Lā ḥuzna maʿa aṣ-ṣabri wa ath-thiqah billāh.
English: There is no grief with patience and trust in Allah. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ يَمْسَحُ دُمُوعَ الْقَلْبِ
Transliteration: As-ṣabru yamsaḥu dumūʿ al-qalb.
English: Patience wipes away the tears of the heart. - Arabic: مَعَ الصَّبْرِ يَأْتِي الْفَرَجُ كَمَا يَأْتِي الْفَجْرُ بَعْدَ اللَّيْلِ
Transliteration: Maʿa aṣ-ṣabri yaʾtī al-faraj kamā yaʾtī al-fajru baʿda al-layl.
English: Relief follows patience just as dawn follows night. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ يُرَبِّي الرُّوحَ عَلَى الرِّضَا
Transliteration: As-ṣabru yurabbī ar-rūḥ ʿalā ar-riḍā.
English: Patience trains the soul to be content. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ يُخْفِفُ وُجُوعَ الْفُرَاقِ
Transliteration: As-ṣabru yukhfifu wujūʿ al-furāq.
English: Patience eases the pain of separation. - Arabic: كُنْ صَابِرًا، فَإِنَّ الدُّمُوعَ لَا تُغَيِّرُ الْقَدَرَ
Transliteration: Kun ṣābiran, fa-inna ad-dumūʿa lā tughayyiru al-qadar.
English: Be patient, for tears do not change destiny. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ شَفَاءُ الْجُرُوحِ الْخَفِيَّةِ
Transliteration: As-ṣabru shifāʾu al-jurūḥ al-khafiyyah.
English: Patience is the medicine for hidden wounds. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ يُجَدِّدُ الْأَمَلَ فِي الْقَلْبِ
Transliteration: As-ṣabru yujaddidu al-amal fī al-qalb.
English: Patience renews hope in the heart.
💔 Sabr in Healing, Pain & Recovery
- Arabic: الصَّبْرُ لَيْسَ نِسْيَانًا، بَلْ تَسْلِيمٌ لِحِكْمَةِ اللَّهِ
Transliteration: As-ṣabru laysa nis’yānan, bal taslīmun li-ḥikmati llāh.
English: Patience isn’t forgetting — it’s surrendering to Allah’s wisdom. - Arabic: كُلُّ أَلَمٍ يُقَرِّبُكَ مِنَ اللَّهِ لَيْسَ خُسْرَانًا
Transliteration: Kullu alam yuqarribuka mina llāh laysa khusrānan.
English: Any pain that brings you closer to Allah is not a loss. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ يَحْمِلُكَ حِينَ تَضْعُفُ
Transliteration: As-ṣabru yaḥmiluka ḥīna taḍʿuf.
English: Patience carries you when you can no longer stand. - Arabic: مَا ضَاعَ مَنْ كَانَ لَهُ صَبْرٌ وَإِيمَانٌ
Transliteration: Mā ḍāʿa man kāna lahu ṣabrun wa īmān.
English: One who has patience and faith is never truly lost. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ عَلَى الْجِرَاحِ يُنْبِتُ قُوَّةً
Transliteration: As-ṣabru ʿalā al-jirāḥ yunbitu quwwah.
English: Patience over wounds grows strength within you. - Arabic: لَا تَسْتَعْجِلِ الشِّفَاءَ، فَفِي التَّمَهُّلِ بَرَكَةٌ
Transliteration: Lā tastaʿjili ash-shifāʾ, fa-fī at-tamahhul barakah.
English: Do not rush your healing; there is blessing in waiting. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ يُرَبِّي فِي النَّفْسِ رِضًا جَمِيلًا
Transliteration: As-ṣabru yurabbī fī an-nafs riḍā jamīlan.
English: Patience cultivates a beautiful contentment in the soul. - Arabic: مَعَ الصَّبْرِ، يَصِيرُ الْجُرْحُ دُعَاءً
Transliteration: Maʿa aṣ-ṣabri, yaṣīru al-jurḥ duʿāʾan.
English: With patience, even wounds turn into prayers. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ يَجْعَلُ الْقَلْبَ أَقْوَى مِنَ الْأَلَمِ
Transliteration: As-ṣabru yajʿalu al-qalba aqwā mina al-alam.
English: Patience makes the heart stronger than pain. - Arabic: مَنْ صَبَرَ، أَبْصَرَ النُّورَ فِي آخِرِ الظُّلْمَةِ
Transliteration: Man ṣabara, abṣara an-nūra fī ākhir aẓ-ẓulmah.
English: Those who are patient will see light at the end of darkness.
💼 Sabr in Work, Goals & Dreams
- Arabic: الصَّبْرُ مِفْتَاحُ النَّجَاحِ
Transliteration: As-ṣabru miftāḥ an-najāḥ.
English: Patience is the key to success. - Arabic: مَنْ صَبَرَ عَلَى الْعِلْمِ، نَالَ الْحِكْمَةَ
Transliteration: Man ṣabara ʿalā al-ʿilm, nāla al-ḥikmah.
English: Whoever is patient in learning, gains wisdom. - Arabic: كُلُّ تَأْخِيرٍ فِي الْخَيْرِ تَقْدِيمٌ
Transliteration: Kullu taʾkhīrin fil-khayr taqdīm.
English: Every delay that Allah sends is a hidden advancement. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ عَلَى الْعَمَلِ عِبَادَةٌ
Transliteration: As-ṣabru ʿalā al-ʿamal ʿibādah.
English: Patience in work is an act of worship. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ يَجْعَلُ الْحُلْمَ حَقِيقَةً
Transliteration: As-ṣabru yajʿalu al-ḥulma ḥaqīqah.
English: Patience turns dreams into reality. - Arabic: مَنْ صَبَرَ عَلَى التَّعَبِ، اسْتَرَاحَ بِالنَّجَاحِ
Transliteration: Man ṣabara ʿalā at-taʿab, istarāḥa bin-najāḥ.
English: He who endures hardship, rests in success. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ يُعَلِّمُكَ أَنَّ كُلَّ خُطْوَةٍ لَهَا وَقْتُهَا
Transliteration: As-ṣabru yuʿallimuka anna kull khuṭwah lahā waqtuhā.
English: Patience teaches that every step has its time. - Arabic: مَعَ الصَّبْرِ تَتَفَتَّحُ الْأَبْوَابُ الْمُغْلَقَةُ
Transliteration: Maʿa aṣ-ṣabri tatafattahu al-abwāb al-mughlaqah.
English: With patience, even closed doors open. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ فِي الْعَمَلِ إِتْقَانٌ
Transliteration: As-ṣabru fil-ʿamal itqān.
English: Patience in work leads to perfection. - Arabic: لَا تَسْتَعْجِلِ النَّتَائِجَ، فَالثِّمَارُ تَنْضُجُ بِالصَّبْرِ
Transliteration: Lā tastaʿjil an-natāʾij, fa-ath-thimār tanḍuju bis-ṣabr.
English: Do not rush results; fruits ripen through patience. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ يَحْفَظُ الْعَزِيمَةَ مِنَ الْيَأْسِ
Transliteration: As-ṣabru yaḥfaẓu al-ʿazīmah mina al-yaʾs.
English: Patience guards determination from despair. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ يَعْنِي أَنْ تُؤْمِنَ بِالطَّرِيقِ وَلَوْ لَمْ تَرَ النِّهَايَةَ
Transliteration: As-ṣabru yaʿnī an tuʾmina biṭ-ṭarīq walaw lam tara an-nihāyah.
English: Patience means believing in the journey, even without seeing the end. - Arabic: مَعَ الصَّبْرِ، تَصِيرُ الْأَحْلَامُ مُمْكِنَةً
Transliteration: Maʿa aṣ-ṣabri, taṣīru al-aḥlām mumkinah.
English: With patience, dreams become possible. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ يَبْنِي الْمَجْدَ حَجَرًا بَعْدَ حَجَرٍ
Transliteration: As-ṣabru yabnī al-majda ḥajaran baʿda ḥajar.
English: Patience builds greatness, brick by brick. - Arabic: كُلُّ مَشَقَّةٍ تَحْتَوِي عَلَى نِعْمَةٍ خَفِيَّةٍ
Transliteration: Kullu mashaqah taḥtawī ʿalā niʿmah khafiyyah.
English: Every struggle hides a secret blessing. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ يُرَبِّي فِي النَّفْسِ إِتْمَانَ الثِّقَةِ بِاللَّهِ
Transliteration: As-ṣabru yurabbī fī an-nafs itmān ath-thiqah billāh.
English: Patience nurtures perfect trust in Allah. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ عَلَى الْخُطُوَاتِ الصَّغِيرَةِ يَجْلِبُ الْإِنجَازَ الْكَبِيرَ
Transliteration: As-ṣabru ʿalā al-khuṭuwāt aṣ-ṣaghīrah yajlibu al-injāz al-kabīr.
English: Patience with small steps leads to great achievement. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ يَصْنَعُ النَّجَاحَ مِنَ الْفَشَلِ
Transliteration: As-ṣabru yaṣnaʿ an-najāḥ mina al-fashal.
English: Patience turns failure into success. - Arabic: لَا تَقْطَعِ الطَّرِيقَ عِنْدَ الْعَقَبَةِ، فَالصَّبْرُ يُزِيلُهَا
Transliteration: Lā taqṭaʿi aṭ-ṭarīq ʿinda al-ʿaqabah, fa-as-ṣabru yuzīluhā.
English: Do not stop at the obstacle; patience will remove it. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ مَفْتَاحُ الْخَيْرِ كُلِّهِ
Transliteration: As-ṣabru miftāḥ al-khayr kullihi.
English: Patience is the key to all goodness.
🤲 Sabr in Faith & Spiritual Growth
- Arabic: الصَّبْرُ نُورٌ، كَمَا قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ
Transliteration: As-ṣabru nūr, kamā qāla an-nabiyy ﷺ.
English: “Patience is light,” said the Prophet ﷺ. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ يُزِيدُ الْإِيمَانَ وَيُقَوِّي الرُّوحَ
Transliteration: As-ṣabru yazīdu al-īmān wa yuqawwī ar-rūḥ.
English: Patience strengthens both faith and soul. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ طَرِيقُ الْجَنَّةِ
Transliteration: As-ṣabru ṭarīqu al-jannah.
English: Patience is the path to Paradise. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ فِي الدُّعَاءِ إِيمَانٌ بِالِاسْتِجَابَةِ
Transliteration: As-ṣabru fid-duʿāʾ īmānun bil-istijābah.
English: Patience in supplication is faith in Allah’s response. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ عِبَادَةُ الْقَلْبِ
Transliteration: As-ṣabru ʿibādat al-qalb.
English: Patience is the worship of the heart. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ عَلَى الْقَدَرِ هُوَ الرِّضَا بِاللَّهِ
Transliteration: As-ṣabru ʿalā al-qadar huwa ar-riḍā billāh.
English: Patience with destiny is contentment with Allah. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ يَجْعَلُ الْإِبْتِلَاءَ رَحْمَةً
Transliteration: As-ṣabru yajʿalu al-ibtalāʾ raḥmah.
English: Patience turns trials into mercy. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ يُعَلِّمُكَ أَنْ تَرَى الْخَيْرَ فِي كُلِّ شَيْءٍ
Transliteration: As-ṣabru yuʿallimuka an tarā al-khayr fī kull shayʾ.
English: Patience teaches you to see good in everything. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ يُحِبُّهُ اللَّهُ
Transliteration: As-ṣabru yuḥibbuhu llāh.
English: Allah loves those who are patient. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ يَفْتَحُ لَكَ أَبْوَابَ الرَّحْمَةِ
Transliteration: As-ṣabru yaftaḥu laka abwāba ar-raḥmah.
English: Patience opens the doors of mercy.
🤫 Silence & Reflection Quotes (161 – 200)
🌾 The Wisdom of Silence
- Arabic: الصَّمْتُ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ، وَالْكَلَامُ مِنْ فِضَّةٍ
Transliteration: As-samtu min dhahab, wal-kalāmu min fiḍḍah.
English: Silence is golden, and speech is silver. - Arabic: الصَّمْتُ نِعْمَةٌ فِي زَمَانِ الْفِتَنِ
Transliteration: As-samtu niʿmah fī zamān al-fitan.
English: Silence is a blessing in times of chaos. - Arabic: الصَّمْتُ سِلَاحُ الْحَكِيمِ
Transliteration: As-samtu silāḥ al-ḥakīm.
English: Silence is the weapon of the wise. - Arabic: الصَّمْتُ لَا يُخْطِئُ
Transliteration: As-samtu lā yukhṭiʾ.
English: Silence never makes mistakes. - Arabic: الصَّمْتُ هُوَ الْجَوَابُ الْأَفْضَلُ لِلْجَاهِلِ
Transliteration: As-samtu huwa al-jawāb al-afḍal lil-jāhil.
English: Silence is the best reply to ignorance. - Arabic: الصَّمْتُ هُوَ رَاحَةُ الْقَلْبِ وَطُمَأْنِينَةُ الرُّوحِ
Transliteration: As-samtu huwa rāḥat al-qalb wa ṭumaʾnīnat ar-rūḥ.
English: Silence brings peace to the heart and calm to the soul. - Arabic: الصَّمْتُ لُغَةُ الْحِكْمَةِ
Transliteration: As-samtu lughat al-ḥikmah.
English: Silence is the language of wisdom. - Arabic: الصَّمْتُ فِي الْغَضَبِ نَصْرٌ عَلَى النَّفْسِ
Transliteration: As-samtu fī al-ghaḍab naṣrun ʿalā an-nafs.
English: Silence in anger is a victory over the self. - Arabic: الصَّمْتُ يُعَلِّمُكَ مَا لَا يُعَلِّمُهُ الْكَلَامُ
Transliteration: As-samtu yuʿallimuka mā lā yuʿallimuhu al-kalām.
English: Silence teaches what words cannot. - Arabic: فِي الصَّمْتِ تَكْمُنُ الْحِكْمَةُ
Transliteration: Fī as-samti takmun al-ḥikmah.
English: Wisdom hides within silence. - Arabic: الصَّمْتُ طَاعَةٌ إِذَا جَنَحَ الْكَلَامُ لِلغَيْبَةِ
Transliteration: As-samtu ṭāʿah idhā janaha al-kalām lil-ghaybah.
English: Silence is obedience when speech leads to gossip. - Arabic: الصَّمْتُ يَجْعَلُكَ تَسْمَعُ صَوْتَ قَلْبِكَ
Transliteration: As-samtu yajʿaluka tasmaʿu ṣawt qalbik.
English: Silence helps you hear your heart’s voice. - Arabic: الصَّمْتُ فَنٌّ يَحْتَاجُ إِلَى تَدَرُّبٍ
Transliteration: As-samtu fann yaḥtāj ilā tadarub.
English: Silence is an art that requires practice. - Arabic: الصَّمْتُ يُنْقِذُكَ مِنْ نَدَمِ الْكَلِمَاتِ
Transliteration: As-samtu yunqidhuka min nadam al-kalimāt.
English: Silence saves you from the regret of words. - Arabic: الصَّمْتُ حِينَ يَتَكَلَّمُ الْجَمِيعُ هُوَ الْقُوَّةُ
Transliteration: As-samtu ḥīna yatakallamu al-jamīʿ huwa al-quwwah.
English: Silence when everyone is speaking is true strength. - Arabic: الصَّمْتُ أَدَبٌ وَرُقِيٌّ
Transliteration: As-samtu adab wa ruqiyy.
English: Silence is a sign of manners and refinement. - Arabic: الصَّمْتُ يُطْفِئُ نَارَ الْفِتْنَةِ
Transliteration: As-samtu yuṭfiʾ nār al-fitnah.
English: Silence extinguishes the fire of conflict. - Arabic: الصَّمْتُ مِرْآةُ الْعَقْلِ
Transliteration: As-samtu mirʾāt al-ʿaql.
English: Silence reflects intelligence. - Arabic: الصَّمْتُ فِي الزَّمَنِ الْعَجُولِ عِبَادَةٌ
Transliteration: As-samtu fī az-zaman al-ʿajūl ʿibādah.
English: In this rushed world, silence is a form of worship. - Arabic: الصَّمْتُ لَا يَعْنِي الْغَفْلَةَ، بَلِ التَّفَكُّرَ
Transliteration: As-samtu lā yaʿnī al-ghaflah, bal at-tafakkur.
English: Silence doesn’t mean ignorance; it means reflection.
🌙 Silence & Inner Peace
- Arabic: فِي الصَّمْتِ تَجِدُ طُمَأْنِينَتَكَ
Transliteration: Fī as-samti tajidu ṭumaʾnīnatak.
English: In silence, you find your peace. - Arabic: الصَّمْتُ هُوَ دُعَاءُ الْقَلْبِ
Transliteration: As-samtu huwa duʿāʾ al-qalb.
English: Silence is the heart’s way of praying. - Arabic: فِي الصَّمْتِ تَسْمَعُ نِدَاءَ رَبِّكَ
Transliteration: Fī as-samti tasmaʿu nidāʾ rabbik.
English: In silence, you can hear your Lord’s call. - Arabic: الصَّمْتُ يَصُونُ الْقَلْبَ مِنَ الْقَسْوَةِ
Transliteration: As-samtu yaṣūnu al-qalb mina al-qaswah.
English: Silence protects the heart from becoming hard. - Arabic: الصَّمْتُ يُقَرِّبُكَ مِنَ اللَّهِ
Transliteration: As-samtu yuqarribuka mina llāh.
English: Silence brings you closer to Allah. - Arabic: الصَّمْتُ يَمْنَحُكَ فِكْرًا أَعْمَقَ
Transliteration: As-samtu yamnaḥuka fikran aʿmaq.
English: Silence grants you deeper thoughts. - Arabic: الصَّمْتُ مَعَ الذِّكْرِ سَكِينَةٌ
Transliteration: As-samtu maʿa adh-dhikr sakīnah.
English: Silence with remembrance brings serenity. - Arabic: الصَّمْتُ يَجْعَلُ الرُّوحَ تَزْهُو بِالْإِيمَانِ
Transliteration: As-samtu yajʿalu ar-rūḥ tazhu bil-īmān.
English: Silence makes the soul bloom with faith. - Arabic: الصَّمْتُ يُرَبِّي الْقَلْبَ عَلَى الرِّضَا
Transliteration: As-samtu yurabbī al-qalb ʿalā ar-riḍā.
English: Silence trains the heart in contentment. - Arabic: الصَّمْتُ جَنَّةُ الْمُؤْمِنِ
Transliteration: As-samtu jannat al-muʾmin.
English: Silence is the paradise of the believer. - Arabic: الصَّمْتُ مَعَ الدُّعَاءِ قُرْبٌ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ
Transliteration: As-samtu maʿa ad-duʿāʾ qurbun mina as-samāʾ.
English: Silence with supplication draws you nearer to the heavens. - Arabic: الصَّمْتُ يُطْفِئُ نَارَ الْهَمِّ وَالْقَلَقِ
Transliteration: As-samtu yuṭfiʾ nār al-hamm wal-qalaq.
English: Silence extinguishes the fire of worry and anxiety. - Arabic: الصَّمْتُ بَدْءُ الْحِكْمَةِ وَنِهَايَتُهَا
Transliteration: As-samtu badʾ al-ḥikmah wa nihāyatuha.
English: Silence is both the beginning and end of wisdom. - Arabic: الصَّمْتُ يُحَافِظُ عَلَى الْقَلْبِ طَاهِرًا
Transliteration: As-samtu yuḥāfiẓu ʿalā al-qalb ṭāhiran.
English: Silence keeps the heart pure. - Arabic: الصَّمْتُ يَجْعَلُكَ تَرَى الْحَقِيقَةَ بِوُضُوحٍ
Transliteration: As-samtu yajʿaluka tarā al-ḥaqīqah bi-wuḍūḥ.
English: Silence allows you to see truth clearly. - Arabic: الصَّمْتُ يَغْسِلُ أَتْرَابَ النَّفْسِ
Transliteration: As-samtu yaghsil aṭrāb an-nafs.
English: Silence cleanses the dust of the soul. - Arabic: الصَّمْتُ يُرَبِّي فِي النَّفْسِ حِكْمَةً وَهُدُوءًا
Transliteration: As-samtu yurabbī fī an-nafs ḥikmah wa hudūʾan.
English: Silence nurtures wisdom and calmness within the soul. - Arabic: الصَّمْتُ دُعَاءٌ بِلَا كَلِمَاتٍ
Transliteration: As-samtu duʿāʾun bilā kalimāt.
English: Silence is a prayer without words. - Arabic: الصَّمْتُ هُوَ السُّكُونُ الَّذِي يُحِبُّهُ اللَّهُ
Transliteration: As-samtu huwa as-sukūn alladhī yuḥibbuhu llāh.
English: Silence is the stillness beloved by Allah. - Arabic: فِي الصَّمْتِ وَالصَّبْرِ، يَسْكُنُ السَّلَامُ
Transliteration: Fī as-samti wa aṣ-ṣabri yaskunu as-salām.
English: In silence and patience, peace resides
🌅 Deep Sabr & Silence Quotes for Reflection & Healing (201–300)
🌿 Patience During Trials
- Arabic: الصَّبْرُ نُورٌ يَهْدِي فِي الظُّلْمَةِ
Transliteration: As-sabru nūrun yahdī fī aẓ-ẓulmah.
English: Patience is a light that guides through darkness. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ يَصْنَعُ الْقُوَّةَ مِنَ الضَّعْفِ
Transliteration: As-sabru yaṣnaʿu al-quwwah mina aḍ-ḍaʿf.
English: Patience turns weakness into strength. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ عَلَى الْبَلَاءِ سُلَّمٌ إِلَى الرِّضَا
Transliteration: As-sabru ʿalā al-balāʾ sullam ilā ar-riḍā.
English: Patience during hardship is a ladder to contentment. - Arabic: مَنْ صَبَرَ عَلَى الْأَلَمِ، نَالَ السَّلَامَ الدَّاخِلِيَّ
Transliteration: Man ṣabara ʿalā al-alam, nāla as-salām ad-dākhilī.
English: Whoever endures pain with patience attains inner peace. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ فِي الشِّدَّةِ هُوَ الْعِبَادَةُ الْكُبْرَى
Transliteration: As-sabru fī ash-shiddah huwa al-ʿibādah al-kubrā.
English: Patience in hardship is the greatest act of worship. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ يُرَبِّي الْقَلْبَ عَلَى الرِّضَا بِقَدَرِ اللَّهِ
Transliteration: As-sabru yurabbī al-qalb ʿalā ar-riḍā bi-qadarillāh.
English: Patience trains the heart to accept Allah’s decree. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ مِفْتَاحُ كُلِّ فَرَجٍ
Transliteration: As-sabru miftāḥu kulli faraj.
English: Patience is the key to every relief. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ عَلَى الْقَدَرِ إِيمَانٌ عَمِيقٌ
Transliteration: As-sabru ʿalā al-qadar īmān ʿamīq.
English: Patience with destiny is deep faith. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ يَحْمِلُكَ إِلَى الْفَجْرِ بَعْدَ اللَّيْلِ
Transliteration: As-sabru yaḥmiluka ilā al-fajr baʿd al-layl.
English: Patience carries you to dawn after the darkest night. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ عَلَى الْحُزْنِ يَجْلِبُ رِضَا اللَّهِ
Transliteration: As-sabru ʿalā al-ḥuzn yajlibu riḍā Allāh.
English: Patience in sorrow brings Allah’s pleasure. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ يُثْمِرُ السُّكُونَ وَالطُّمَأْنِينَةَ
Transliteration: As-sabru yuthmiru as-sukūn wa ṭumaʾnīnah.
English: Patience bears the fruits of calm and serenity. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ عَلَى الْبَلَاءِ سَبِيلُ الْأَوْلِيَاءِ
Transliteration: As-sabru ʿalā al-balāʾ sabīl al-awliyāʾ.
English: Patience in trials is the path of the righteous. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ يَكْشِفُ مَعْدِنَ النَّفْسِ
Transliteration: As-sabru yakshifu maʿdin an-nafs.
English: Patience reveals the true nature of the soul. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ يُطَهِّرُ الْقَلْبَ مِنَ الشَّكْوَى
Transliteration: As-sabru yuṭahhiru al-qalb mina ash-shakwā.
English: Patience purifies the heart from complaints. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ فِي الْوَحْدَةِ عِبَادَةٌ خَفِيَّةٌ
Transliteration: As-sabru fī al-waḥdah ʿibādah khafiyyah.
English: Patience in loneliness is a hidden form of worship. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ عَلَى التَّأْخِيرِ لَا يُضَيِّعُ مَا كَتَبَهُ اللَّهُ لَكَ
Transliteration: As-sabru ʿalā at-taʾkhīr lā yuḍayyiʿ mā katabahu Allāh lak.
English: Being patient with delay never loses what Allah has written for you. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ مَعَ التَّوَكُّلِ يُنْجِي فِي كُلِّ شِدَّةٍ
Transliteration: As-sabru maʿa at-tawakkul yunji fī kulli shiddah.
English: Patience with trust in Allah saves you from every hardship. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ عَلَى الْمَصَائِبِ يَجْلِبُ رَحْمَةَ اللَّهِ
Transliteration: As-sabru ʿalā al-maṣāʾib yajlibu raḥmat Allāh.
English: Patience in calamities brings Allah’s mercy. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ يُعَلِّمُكَ أَنْ تَرَى الْخَيْرَ فِي كُلِّ شَيْءٍ
Transliteration: As-sabru yuʿallimuka an tarā al-khayr fī kulli shayʾ.
English: Patience teaches you to see good in everything. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ يَجْعَلُ الْقَلْبَ أَقْرَبَ إِلَى اللَّهِ
Transliteration: As-sabru yajʿalu al-qalb aqrab ilā Allāh.
English: Patience brings the heart closer to Allah.
🌸 Sabr & Healing Through Silence
- Arabic: فِي الصَّمْتِ يُولَدُ الشِّفَاءُ
Transliteration: Fī as-samti yūladu ash-shifāʾ.
English: In silence, healing is born. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ وَالصَّمْتُ دَوَاءَانِ لِجِرَاحِ الرُّوحِ
Transliteration: As-sabru wa as-samtu dawāʾān li-jirāḥ ar-rūḥ.
English: Patience and silence are medicines for the wounds of the soul. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ يُخْفِّفُ الْأَلَمَ، وَالصَّمْتُ يُزِيلُ الضَّجِيجَ
Transliteration: As-sabru yukhfif al-alam, wa as-samtu yuzīl aḍ-ḍajīj.
English: Patience eases pain, and silence removes noise. - Arabic: الصَّمْتُ بَلْسَمُ الْحُزْنِ
Transliteration: As-samtu balsam al-ḥuzn.
English: Silence is the balm for sorrow. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ مَعَ الذِّكْرِ شِفَاءُ الْقَلْبِ
Transliteration: As-sabru maʿa adh-dhikr shifāʾ al-qalb.
English: Patience with remembrance heals the heart. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ يُحَوِّلُ الْوَجَعَ إِلَى عِبْرَةٍ
Transliteration: As-sabru yuḥawwilu al-wajaʿ ilā ʿibrah.
English: Patience turns pain into wisdom. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ وَالصَّمْتُ يَجْعَلَانِكَ تَسْمَعُ هَدْيَ اللَّهِ
Transliteration: As-sabru wa as-samtu yajʿalānika tasmaʿu hady Allāh.
English: Through patience and silence, you hear Allah’s guidance. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ يَمْسَحُ دُمُوعَ الْقَلْبِ
Transliteration: As-sabru yamsaḥu dumūʿ al-qalb.
English: Patience wipes away the tears of the heart. - Arabic: الصَّمْتُ يُعَلِّمُ النَّفْسَ التَّسْلِيمَ لِقَضَاءِ اللَّهِ
Transliteration: As-samtu yuʿallimu an-nafs at-taslīm li-qaḍāʾ Allāh.
English: Silence teaches the soul to surrender to Allah’s decree. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ يُخْرِجُ مِنَ الْأَلَمِ قُوَّةً
Transliteration: As-sabru yukhriju mina al-alam quwwah.
English: Patience transforms pain into strength
🌙 Spiritual Calm, Strength & Trust in Allah (231–300)
🌸 Sabr in Spiritual Growth & Faith
- Arabic: الصَّبْرُ يُرَبِّي النَّفْسَ عَلَى التَّوَكُّلِ
Transliteration: As-sabru yurabbī an-nafs ʿalā at-tawakkul.
English: Patience trains the soul to rely upon Allah. - Arabic: الصَّمْتُ يَكْشِفُ صَوْتَ الْإِيمَانِ فِي الْقَلْبِ
Transliteration: As-samtu yakshifu ṣawt al-īmān fī al-qalb.
English: Silence reveals the voice of faith within the heart. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ عَلَى الْقَدَرِ سِرُّ السَّكِينَةِ
Transliteration: As-sabru ʿalā al-qadar sirru as-sakīnah.
English: Patience with destiny is the secret of peace. - Arabic: الصَّمْتُ بَيْنَ يَدَيِ اللَّهِ خُشُوعٌ
Transliteration: As-samtu bayna yaday Allāh khushūʿ.
English: Silence before Allah is humility. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ يُوَرِّثُ الْحِكْمَةَ
Transliteration: As-sabru yuwarrith al-ḥikmah.
English: Patience begets wisdom. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ عَلَى الْأَمْرِ مَعْرِفَةٌ بِالْقَدَرِ
Transliteration: As-sabru ʿalā al-amr maʿrifah bil-qadar.
English: Patience with Allah’s decree is knowledge of His wisdom. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ فِي الْخَفَاءِ أَعْظَمُ مِنَ الصَّبْرِ أَمَامَ النَّاسِ
Transliteration: As-sabru fī al-khafāʾ aʿẓam mina as-sabri amāma an-nās.
English: Patience in private is greater than patience before people. - Arabic: الصَّمْتُ يَقُودُ إِلَى التَّفَكُّرِ، وَالتَّفَكُّرُ إِلَى الْإِيمَانِ
Transliteration: As-samtu yaqūdu ilā at-tafakkur, wa at-tafakkur ilā al-īmān.
English: Silence leads to reflection, and reflection leads to faith. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ عَلَى الْإِبْتِلَاءِ رِضًا بِاللَّهِ
Transliteration: As-sabru ʿalā al-ibtīlāʾ riḍā billāh.
English: Patience in trials is acceptance of Allah’s will. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ مَعَ الْإِيمَانِ جَنَّةُ الْقَلْبِ
Transliteration: As-sabru maʿa al-īmān jannatu al-qalb.
English: Patience with faith is the paradise of the heart. - Arabic: الصَّمْتُ فِي الذِّكْرِ سُكُونُ الرُّوحِ
Transliteration: As-samtu fī adh-dhikr sukūn ar-rūḥ.
English: Silence during remembrance is the stillness of the soul. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ يَزِيدُ الْإِيمَانَ وَيُقَوِّي الْيَقِين
Transliteration: As-sabru yazīdu al-īmān wa yuqawwī al-yaqīn.
English: Patience increases faith and strengthens certainty. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ عَلَى الْخَيْرِ مِثْلُ الصَّبْرِ عَلَى الشَّرِّ
Transliteration: As-sabru ʿalā al-khayr mithlu as-sabri ʿalā ash-sharr.
English: Patience in prosperity is as vital as patience in hardship. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ فِي الْعِبَادَةِ ثَبَاتٌ عَلَى الطَّاعَةِ
Transliteration: As-sabru fī al-ʿibādah thabāt ʿalā aṭ-ṭāʿah.
English: Patience in worship is steadfastness in obedience. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ يَجْعَلُ الْقَلْبَ مَسْكَنَ الْحِكْمَةِ
Transliteration: As-sabru yajʿalu al-qalb maskan al-ḥikmah.
English: Patience turns the heart into a dwelling of wisdom. - Arabic: الصَّمْتُ يَكْشِفُ مَا يُخْفِيهِ الْقَلْبُ
Transliteration: As-samtu yakshifu mā yukhfīhi al-qalb.
English: Silence uncovers what the heart conceals. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ عَلَى الْإِسَاءَةِ عِزٌّ وَنُبْلٌ
Transliteration: As-sabru ʿalā al-isāʾah ʿizzun wa nubl.
English: Patience with insults is honor and nobility. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ مَعَ الرِّضَا أَعْظَمُ مَرَاتِبِ الْإِيمَانِ
Transliteration: As-sabru maʿa ar-riḍā aʿẓam marātib al-īmān.
English: Patience with contentment is the highest level of faith. - Arabic: الصَّمْتُ يَجْلِبُ حِكْمَةَ الْقَلْبِ وَرِقَّةَ الرُّوحِ
Transliteration: As-samtu yajlibu ḥikmata al-qalb wa riqqata ar-rūḥ.
English: Silence brings wisdom to the heart and gentleness to the soul. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ مَعَ الدُّعَاءِ يَفْتَحُ أَبْوَابَ السَّمَاءِ
Transliteration: As-sabru maʿa ad-duʿāʾ yaftaḥu abwāb as-samāʾ.
English: Patience with prayer opens the gates of heaven.
🌿 Inner Peace & Reflection
- Arabic: الصَّمْتُ فَنٌّ يَفْهَمُهُ الْحُكَمَاءُ
Transliteration: As-samtu fann yafhamuhu al-ḥukamāʾ.
English: Silence is an art understood by the wise. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ يُعَلِّمُ الرُّوحَ الْحِلْمَ وَالسَّكِينَةَ
Transliteration: As-sabru yuʿallimu ar-rūḥ al-ḥilm wa as-sakīnah.
English: Patience teaches the soul forbearance and tranquility. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ مِفْتَاحُ الْقَنَاعَةِ
Transliteration: As-sabru miftāḥ al-qanāʿah.
English: Patience is the key to contentment. - Arabic: الصَّمْتُ يَحْمِي الْإِيمَانَ مِنْ غَضَبِ اللِّسَانِ
Transliteration: As-samtu yaḥmī al-īmān min ghaḍab al-lisān.
English: Silence protects faith from the anger of the tongue. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ عَلَى الْأَذَى يُزِيدُ قُرْبَكَ مِنَ اللَّهِ
Transliteration: As-sabru ʿalā al-adha yazīdu qurbaka min Allāh.
English: Patience with harm brings you closer to Allah. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ يُثْمِرُ حِكْمَةً وَسَكِينَةً دَائِمَتَيْنِ
Transliteration: As-sabru yuthmiru ḥikmatan wa sakīnatan dāʾimatayn.
English: Patience bears lasting fruits of wisdom and calm. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ يُنْقِي الْقَلْبَ مِنَ الْغَضَبِ
Transliteration: As-sabru yunqī al-qalb min al-ghaḍab.
English: Patience purifies the heart from anger. - Arabic: الصَّمْتُ يَزْرَعُ الطُّمَأْنِينَةَ فِي النَّفْسِ
Transliteration: As-samtu yazraʿu aṭ-ṭumaʾnīnah fī an-nafs.
English: Silence plants serenity in the soul. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ يَجْعَلُك تَرَى الْأَلَمَ بِنُورِ الْإِيمَانِ
Transliteration: As-sabru yajʿaluk tarā al-alam binūri al-īmān.
English: Patience makes you see pain through the light of faith. - Arabic: الصَّمْتُ يَجْعَلُ الْقَلْبَ يَسْمَعُ نِدَاءَ السَّكِينَةِ
Transliteration: As-samtu yajʿalu al-qalb yasmaʿ nidāʾ as-sakīnah.
English: Silence allows the heart to hear the call of peace.
🌿 Patience, Light & Hope
- Arabic: الصَّبْرُ نُورُ الْقَلْبِ فِي ظُلْمَةِ الْبَلَاءِ
Transliteration: As-sabru nūru al-qalb fī ẓulmat al-balāʾ.
English: Patience is the light of the heart in the darkness of trials. - Arabic: الصَّمْتُ مِرْآةُ الْحِكْمَةِ
Transliteration: As-samtu mirʾāt al-ḥikmah.
English: Silence is the mirror of wisdom. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ عَلَى الْقَدَرِ إِيمَانٌ بِالْخَيْرِ الْخَفِيِّ
Transliteration: As-sabru ʿalā al-qadar īmān bil-khayr al-khafī.
English: Patience with destiny is faith in hidden goodness. - Arabic: الصَّمْتُ يَجْلِبُ طُمَأْنِينَةَ الرُّوحِ
Transliteration: As-samtu yajlibu ṭumaʾnīnat ar-rūḥ.
English: Silence brings tranquility to the soul. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ مِفْتَاحُ نَجَاحِ الْمُؤْمِنِ
Transliteration: As-sabru miftāḥ najāḥ al-muʾmin.
English: Patience is the key to a believer’s success. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ عَلَى الْوَقْتِ حِكْمَةٌ وَإِيمَانٌ
Transliteration: As-sabru ʿalā al-waqt ḥikmah wa īmān.
English: Patience with time is wisdom and faith. - Arabic: الصَّمْتُ عِبَادَةٌ لِمَنْ فَهِمَ الْقَلْبُ
Transliteration: As-samtu ʿibādah liman fahima al-qalb.
English: Silence is worship for the one who understands the heart. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ يُبْقِي الْقَلْبَ طَاهِرًا بَيْنَ الْأَذَى
Transliteration: As-sabru yubqī al-qalb ṭāhiran bayn al-adha.
English: Patience keeps the heart pure amidst harm. - Arabic: الصَّمْتُ يُعَلِّمُ التَّأَمُّلَ وَالْعِبْرَةَ
Transliteration: As-samtu yuʿallimu at-taʾammul wa al-ʿibrah.
English: Silence teaches reflection and lessons. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ عَلَى الدُّعَاءِ يُثْمِرُ الْإِجَابَةَ
Transliteration: As-sabru ʿalā ad-duʿāʾ yuthmir al-ijābah.
English: Patience in supplication brings answered prayers. - Arabic: الصَّمْتُ يُزْهِرُ الْقَلْبَ بِالسَّكِينَةِ
Transliteration: As-samtu yuzhir al-qalb bis-sakīnah.
English: Silence blossoms the heart with serenity. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ فِي الْمِحْنَةِ بَابُ الرَّحْمَةِ
Transliteration: As-sabru fī al-miḥnah bāb ar-raḥmah.
English: Patience in hardship is the gate to mercy. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ يُزِيلُ غُبَارَ الْحُزْنِ مِنَ الْقَلْبِ
Transliteration: As-sabru yuzīlu ghubār al-ḥuzn min al-qalb.
English: Patience wipes the dust of sorrow from the heart. - Arabic: الصَّمْتُ يُزَيِّنُ الْإِنسَانَ كَمَا يُزَيِّنُ الْحِلْمُ الْعَقْلَ
Transliteration: As-samtu yuzayyinu al-insān kamā yuzayyinu al-ḥilm al-ʿaql.
English: Silence adorns a person as patience adorns the mind. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ عَلَى الْبَلَاء يُقَرِّبُكَ مِنَ اللَّهِ
Transliteration: As-sabru ʿalā al-balāʾ yuqarribuka min Allāh.
English: Patience through affliction brings you closer to Allah. - Arabic: الصَّمْتُ بَلَاغَةُ الْقَلْبِ
Transliteration: As-samtu balāghat al-qalb.
English: Silence is the eloquence of the heart. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ عَلَى الْمُصِيبَةِ دَلِيلُ الْإِيمَانِ
Transliteration: As-sabru ʿalā al-muṣībah dalīl al-īmān.
English: Patience in adversity is proof of faith. - Arabic: الصَّمْتُ يَجْعَلُ النَّفْسَ تَسْمَعُ نِدَاءَ السَّكِينَةِ
Transliteration: As-samtu yajʿalu an-nafs tasmaʿ nidāʾ as-sakīnah.
English: Silence allows the soul to hear the call of peace. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ مَعَ الشُّكْرِ يَصْنَعُ الْفَرَحَ
Transliteration: As-sabru maʿa ash-shukr yaṣnaʿ al-faraḥ.
English: Patience with gratitude creates joy. - Arabic: الصَّمْتُ يَكْتُبُ فِي الصَّدْرِ سُطُورَ السَّكِينَةِ
Transliteration: As-samtu yaktubu fī aṣ-ṣadr suṭūr as-sakīnah.
English: Silence writes lines of peace in the chest. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ يُرَبِّي الْأَرْوَاحَ عَلَى الرِّضَا
Transliteration: As-sabru yurabbī al-arwāḥ ʿalā ar-riḍā.
English: Patience nurtures souls to accept Allah’s will. - Arabic: الصَّمْتُ حِكْمَةٌ لَا يَفْهَمُهَا إِلَّا الْحُكَمَاءُ
Transliteration: As-samtu ḥikmah lā yafhamuhā illā al-ḥukamāʾ.
English: Silence is wisdom understood only by the wise. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ عَلَى الْحُزْنِ طَرِيقُ السَّكِينَةِ
Transliteration: As-sabru ʿalā al-ḥuzn ṭarīq as-sakīnah.
English: Patience through grief leads to peace. - Arabic: الصَّمْتُ يَحْفَظُ السِّرَّ وَيُزْهِرُ الْعَقْلَ
Transliteration: As-samtu yaḥfaẓ as-sirr wa yuzhir al-ʿaql.
English: Silence preserves secrets and enlightens the mind. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ عَلَى الْمَصَاعِبِ رِفْعَةٌ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ
Transliteration: As-sabru ʿalā al-maṣāʿib rifʿah fī ad-dunyā wa al-ākhirah.
English: Patience in hardship elevates you in this world and the Hereafter. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ عَلَى النَّاسِ سُلُوكُ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ
Transliteration: As-sabru ʿalā an-nās sulūk al-anbiyāʾ.
English: Patience with people is the path of the prophets. - Arabic: الصَّمْتُ فِي الْفِتْنَةِ نَجَاةٌ
Transliteration: As-samtu fī al-fitnah najāh.
English: Silence in times of chaos is salvation. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ يُخْفِفُ مَرَارَةَ الْبَلَاءِ
Transliteration: As-sabru yukhiffu marārat al-balāʾ.
English: Patience softens the bitterness of trials. - Arabic: الصَّمْتُ يُقَرِّبُكَ مِنَ السَّكِينَةِ كَمَا يُقَرِّبُ الصَّبْرُ مِنَ النَّجَاحِ
Transliteration: As-samtu yuqarribuka mina as-sakīnah kamā yuqarribu as-sabru mina an-najāḥ.
English: Silence brings you closer to peace, just as patience brings success. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ عَلَى التَّغْيِيرِ دَلِيلُ الْقُوَّةِ
Transliteration: As-sabru ʿalā at-taghyīr dalīl al-quwwah.
English: Patience in change is a sign of strength. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ فِي الْإِيمَانِ كَالْرَّأْسِ فِي الْجَسَدِ
Transliteration: As-sabru fī al-īmān kal-raʾs fī al-jasad.
English: Patience is to faith as the head is to the body. - Arabic: الصَّمْتُ يَصْنَعُ الْحِكْمَةَ كَمَا يَصْنَعُ الصَّبْرُ النُّورَ
Transliteration: As-samtu yaṣnaʿ al-ḥikmah kamā yaṣnaʿ as-sabru an-nūr.
English: Silence creates wisdom just as patience creates light. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ يَفْتَحُ أَبْوَابَ الرَّحْمَةِ وَالنُّورِ
Transliteration: As-sabru yaftaḥ abwāb ar-raḥmah wa an-nūr.
English: Patience opens the doors of mercy and light. - Arabic: الصَّمْتُ يَحْمِي مِنَ النِّزَاعِ وَيُزْهِرُ السَّكِينَةَ
Transliteration: As-samtu yaḥmī mina an-nizāʿ wa yuzhir as-sakīnah.
English: Silence guards against conflict and nurtures peace. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ عَلَى الْغَيْرِ تَوَاضُعٌ وَإِيمَانٌ
Transliteration: As-sabru ʿalā al-ghayr tawāḍuʿ wa īmān.
English: Patience with others is humility and faith. - Arabic: الصَّمْتُ يُنْقِذُ النَّفْسَ مِنَ الْخَطَأ
Transliteration: As-samtu yunqidh an-nafs mina al-khaṭaʾ.
English: Silence saves the soul from error. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ يُقَرِّبُ الْمُؤْمِنَ مِنَ الْفَلَاحِ
Transliteration: As-sabru yuqarrib al-muʾmin mina al-falāḥ.
English: Patience brings the believer closer to success. - Arabic: الصَّمْتُ عِزٌّ وَالْكَلَامُ مَسْؤُولِيَّةٌ
Transliteration: As-samtu ʿizz wa al-kalām masʾūliyyah.
English: Silence is dignity, and speech is responsibility. - Arabic: الصَّبْرُ نَفْسُ الْحَيَاةِ لِمَنْ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ
Transliteration: As-sabru nafs al-ḥayāh liman yuʾmin billāh.
English: Patience is the very soul of life for those who believe in Allah. - Arabic: الصَّمْتُ وَالصَّبْرُ جَنَاحَانِ لِلسَّكِينَةِ
Transliteration: As-samtu wa as-sabru janāḥān lis-sakīnah.
English: Silence and patience are the two wings of peace.
🌿 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. What is the meaning of Sabr in Islam?
Sabr means patience, perseverance, and steadfastness in obeying Allah and facing trials without complaint. It is one of the highest virtues in Islam.
2. What is the reward for Sabr?
Allah promises immense reward for the patient. The Qur’an says:
“Indeed, the patient will be given their reward without account.” — Qur’an 39:10
3. Why is silence important in Islam?
Silence protects one’s faith and speech. The Prophet ﷺ said:
“Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day should speak good or remain silent.” — Sahih al-Bukhari
4. How can I practice Sabr daily?
- Be mindful during hardships.
- Avoid complaining.
- Make dua and trust Allah’s wisdom.
- Remember the temporary nature of this world.
5. What dua can I recite for patience?
Arabic: رَبِّ اشْرَحْ لِي صَدْرِي وَيَسِّرْ لِي أَمْرِي
Transliteration: Rabbi ishraḥ lī ṣadrī wa yassir lī amrī
English: My Lord, expand for me my chest and ease my task for me.
6. What is the connection between silence and sabr?
Silence nurtures patience. When the tongue is calm, the heart learns to endure. Together, they form the essence of peace and strength in Islam.
🌸 Conclusion: The Beauty of Silence & Sabr in Islam
Silence (samt) and patience (sabr) are not signs of weakness — they are the hallmarks of spiritual power.
They teach believers to endure pain with grace, to respond to trials with calm, and to trust Allah’s timing with complete faith.
True sabr is not passive; it is active endurance — a form of worship that transforms pain into purpose.
And true silence is not emptiness; it is presence — a sacred space where the heart communes with Allah.
When you combine both, you discover the secret of peace:
“Indeed, Allah is with those who are patient.” — Qur’an 2:153
I’m Watson, a faith-inspired writer passionate about sharing heartfelt blessings and uplifting words that bring peace, gratitude, and hope. Through my daily blessings, I aim to comfort the soul and inspire spiritual growth.