رضا الناس غاية لا تدرك
Arabic
Alternative forms
- إِرْضَاءُ النَّاسِ غَايَةٌ لَا تُدْرَكُ (ʾirḍāʾu 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)
- 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.