"رضا الناس غاية لا تدرك" meaning in Arabic

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Proverb

IPA: /ri.dˤa‿n.naː.si ɣaː.ja.tun laː tud.ra.ku/ Forms: رِضَا النَّاسِ غَايَةٌ لَا تُدْرَكُ [canonical], riḍā n-nāsi ḡāyatun lā tudraku [romanization]
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". Head templates: {{head|ar|proverb|head=رِضَا النَّاسِ غَايَةٌ لَا تُدْرَكُ}} 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. Synonyms: إِرْضَاءُ النَّاسِ غَايَةٌ لَا تُدْرَكُ (ʔirḍāʔu n-nāsi ḡāyatun lā tudraku)
    Sense id: en-رضا_الناس_غاية_لا_تدرك-ar-proverb-IzSlME8l Categories (other): Arabic entries with incorrect language header, Arabic proverbs, Pages with 1 entry
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