"It is to swallow bitterness without frowning"

Ibn Al-Qayyim writes:

سئل الجنيد رحمه الله ورضي عنه عن الصبر فقال: تجرع المرارة من غير تعبس

ENGLISH:

"Al-Junayd Al-Baghdadi was asked about patience. So he said: "It is to swallow bitterness without frowning."

NEDERLANDS:

"Junayd Al-Baghdadi werd over "geduld" gevraagd en hij zei: "Het inslikken van iets bitters zonder te fronsen".

["Idat As-Sabirin", 25].