ولَيْسَ يَزُولُ الضُّرُّ إلا بِكُلْفَةٍ

ولَيْسَ يَزُولُ الضُّرُّ إلا بِكُلْفَةٍ

ومَنْ رَامَ إذْهابَ الْقَذَى حَصَّ عَيْنَهُ

ومَنْ رَامَ إذْهابَ الْقَذَى حَصَّ عَيْنَهُ

And harm does not go away except at a cost;

Hardships won't go away without effort

And whoever seeks to remove the mote rubs his eye raw.

Whoever tries to remove a splinter may hurt their eye