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Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech [A Translation of: Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim (English & Arabic)]

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Doing Wrong To Others



Doing Wrong to Others-الإساءة


1
. Beware of doing wrong [to others], for indeed it is a vile quality and verily the one who hurts others will surely be thrown into hell because of his wrongs.


1
ـ إيّاكَ وَ الإساءَةَ، فَإنَّها خُلْقُ اللِّئامِ، وَإنَّ المُسِيءَ لَمُتَرَدّ في جَهَنَّمَ بِإساءَتِهِ


2
. Verily if you do wrong [to others] then you are only debasing and harming yourself.


2
ـ إنَّكَ إنْ أسَأتَ فَنَفْسَكَ تَمْتَهِنُ، وَ إيّاها تَغْبِنُ


3
. Counter the wrongs [of others] by doing good [to them].


3
ـ ضادُّوا الإسائَةَ بِالإحْسانِ


4
. One who is thanked for doing wrong is [actually] mocked for it.


4
ـ مَنْ شُكِرَ علَى الإسائَةِ سُخِرَ بِهِ


5
. One who wrongs his subjects pleases his enviers.


5
ـ مَنْ أساءَ إلى رَعِيَّتِهِ سَـرَّ حُسّادَهُ


6
. One who wrongs others brings upon himself a severe reprisal.


6
ـ مَنْ أساءَ اِجْتَلَبَ سُوءُ الجَزاءِ


7
. Whoever treats people badly, they requite him with the same treatment.


7
ـ مَنْ عامَلَ النّاسَ بِالإساءَةِ كافَؤُهُ بِها


8
. One who proceeds in the course of his offences stumbles in his progress.


8
ـ مَنْ جَرى في مَيْدانِ إساءَتِهِ كَبا في جَرْيِهِ


9
. Do not wrong the person who does good to you, for one who wrongs the person who does him a favour will be denied favours [in the future].


9
ـ لا تُسِيْ إلى مَنْ أحْسَنَ إلَيْكَ، فَمَنْ أساءَ إلى مَنْ أحْسَنَ إلَيْهِ مُنِعَ الإحْسانُ


10
. Whoever wrongs his [own] family, no hope [of any goodness] can be attached to him.


10
ـ مَنْ أساءَ إلى أهْلِهِ لَمْ يَتَّصِلْ بِهِ تَأْميلٌ

	

	
	



	

		

Procrastination



Procrastination-التسويف


1
. How many a person has postponed doing something until death falls upon him!


1
ـ كَمْ مِنْ مُسَوِّف بِالعَمَلِ حتّى هَجَمَ عَلَيْهِ الأجَلُ


2
. The one who delays seeking repentance is in the greatest danger of the onslaught of death.


2
ـ مُسَوِّفُ نَفْسِهِ بِالتَّوْبَةِ مِنْ هُجُومِ الأجَلِ عَلى أعْظَمِ الخَطَرِ


3
. One who procrastinates in seeking repentance has no faith.


3
ـ لا دِينَ لِمُسَوِّف بِتَوْبَتِهِ

	

	
	



	

		

Eminence And The Eminent



Eminence and Eminent-السَّـيِّد والسُّؤدد


1
. The eminent one is envied and the munificent one is loved and adored.


1
ـ اَلسَّـيِّدُ مَحْسُودٌ، وَ الجَوادُ مَحْبُوبٌ مَوْدُودٌ


2
. The eminent person is one who bears the burdens of his brothers and is neighborly to his neighbor.


2
ـ اَلسَّـيِّدُ مَنْ تَحَمَّلَ أثْقالَ إخْوانِهِ، وَ أحْسَنَ مُجاوَرَةَ جيرانِهِ


3
. The eminent person is one who neither flatters nor deceives, nor is he beguiled by greedy ambitions.


3
ـ اَلسَّـيِّدُ مَنْ لا يُصانِعُ، وَلا يُخادِعُ، وَلا تَغُرُّهُ المَطامِعُ


4
. The eminent person is one who bears the responsibility of providing [for others] and is generous with his assistance.


4
ـ اَلسَّـيِّدُ مَنْ تَحَمَّلَ المَؤُنَةَ، وَجادَ بِالمَعُونَةِ


5
. The completion of eminence is in taking the initiative to do good to others.


5
ـ تَمامُ السُّؤْدَدِ اِبْتِداءُ الصَّنايِـعِ


6
. The eminent among the people in this world are the generous ones and in the Hereafter, the God-wary.


6
ـ سادَةُ النّاسِ فِي الدُّنيا الأسْخياءُ، وَفِي الآخِرَةِ الأتْقياءُ


7
. The excellence of the eminent ones is in [their] devout worship [of Allah].


7
ـ فَضيلَةُ السَّادَةِ حُسْنُ العِبادَةِ


8
. Righteous action, aiding the aggrieved and inviting guests [to one’s home] are instruments [and means] of eminence.


8
ـ فِعْلُ المَعْرُوفِ، وَ إغاثَةُ المَلْهُوفِ، وَ إقْراءُ الضُّيُوفِ آلَةُ السّيادَةِ


9
. One whose brothers have to turn to other than him [for their needs] has not attained eminence.


9
ـ لَمْ يَسُدْ مَنِ افْتَقَرَ إخْوانُهُ إلى غَيْرِهِ


10
. Listening to the complaint of the aggrieved is part of eminence.


10
ـ مِنَ السُّؤْدَدِ الصَّبْرُ، لاِسْتِماعِ شَكْوَى المَلْهُوفِ


11
. He who does not grant generously has not perfected [his] eminence.


11
ـ ما أكْمَلَ السِّيادَةَ مَنْ لَمْ يَسْمَحْ


12
. He whose brothers need to turn to other than him [for help] has not achieved eminence.


12
ـ ماسادَ مَنِ احْتاجَ إخْوانُهُ إلى غَيْرِهِ


13
. There is no honour like eminence.


13
ـ لا شَـرَفَ كَالسُّؤْدَدِ


14
. There is no eminence with vengeance.


14
ـ لا سُؤْدََدَ مَعَ انْتِقام


15
. There is no eminence in one who has a bad character.


15
ـ لا سُؤْدَدَ لِسَيِّءِ الخُلْقِ


16
. He who does not support [and provide for] his brothers does not gain eminence.


16
ـ لا يَسُودُ مَنْ لايَحْتَمِلُ إخْوانَهُ


17
. There is no eminence in the one who lacks generosity.


17
ـ لاسِيادَةَ لِمَنْ لاسَخاءَ لَهُ


18
. Eminence is not perfected except by bearing the burdens [of others] and doing good turns.


18
ـ لايَكْمُلُ السُّؤْدَدُ إلاّ بِتَحَمُّلِ الأثْقالِ وَ إسْداءِ الصَّنايِـعِ

	

	
	



	

		

Markets



Markets-الأسواق


1
. Be wary of the sitting in the marketplaces, for indeed they are the locations of mischief and the visiting places of Satan.


1
ـ إيّاكَ وَ مَقاعِدَ الأسْواقِ، فَإنَّها مَعارِضُ الفِتَنِ، وَمَحاضِرُ الشَيْطانِ


2
. The gatherings of the marketplaces are the visiting places of Satan.


2
ـ مَجالِسُ الأسْواقِ مَحاضِرُ الشَّيْطانِ

	

	
	



	

		

Night Vigil



Night Vigil-السَّهَر


1
. Night vigil is one of the two lives.


1
ـ اَلسَّهَرُ أحَدُ الْحَياتَيْنِ


2
. Night vigil is the garden of those who yearn [nearness of Allah].


2
ـ اَلسَّهَرُ رَوْضَةُ الْمُشْتاقينَ


3
. Night vigil is the insignia of the pious and the quality of those who yearn.


3
ـ سَهَرُ اللَّيْلِ شِعارُ المُتَّقينَ، وَ شيمَةُ الْمُشتاقينَ


4
. Keeping vigil at night in the remembrance [and worship] of Allah is the devotion of the Gnostics and the delight of the Near Ones.


4
ـ سَهَرُ العُيُونِ بِذِكْرِ اللّهِ خُلْصانُ الْعارِفينَ، وَ حُلْوانُ الْمُقَرَّبينَ


5
. Keeping vigil at night in the worship of Allah is the spring of the friends [of Allah] and the garden of the felicitous.


5
ـ سَهَرُ اللَّيْلِ في طاعَةِ اللّهِ رَبيعُ الأوْلياءِ، وَرَوْضَةُ السُّعَداءِ


6
. Keeping vigil at night in the remembrance [and worship] of Allah is the prize of the friends [of Allah] and the practice of the God-wary.


6
ـ سَهَرُ اللَّيلِ(العيُونِ) بِذِكْرِ اللّهِ غَنِيمَةُ الأوْلياءِ، وَ سَجِيَّةُ الأتْقياءِ


7
. Keeping vigil at night in the remembrance of Allah is the opportunity of the felicitous and the promenade of the friends [of Allah].


7
ـ سَهَرُ العُيُونِ بِذِكْرِ اللّهِ فُرْصَةُ السُّعَداءِ، وَ نُزْهَةُ الأوْلياءِ


8
. Keep vigil at night and make your stomachs lean; and take away from your bodies so that you may be generous with it upon your souls.


8
ـ أسْهِرُوا عُيُونَكُمْ، وَ ضَمِّروُا بُطُونَكُمْ، وَ خُذُوا مِنْ أجْسادِكُمْ تَجُودُوا بِها عَلى أنْفُسِكُمْ


9
. The best of worship is staying awake at night in the remembrance of Allah, the Glorified.


9
ـ أفْضَلُ العِبادَةِ سَهَرُ العُيُونِ بِذِكْرِ اللّهِ سُبْحانَهُ


10
. What a good helper of worship night vigil is!


10
ـ نِعْمَ عَوْنُ العِبادَةِ السَّهَرُ

	

	
	



	

		

Facilitation



Facilitation-التَّسَهُّل


1
. Facilitating [and making things easy for others] makes sustenance flow abundantly.


1
ـ اَلتَسَهُّلُ يُدِرُّ الأرْزاقَ

	

	
	



	

		

Mode Of Conduct



Mode of Conduct-السيرة


1
. The most loathsome mode of conduct is inequity.


1
ـ أقْبَحُ السِّيَرِ الظُّلْمُ


2
. Through an equitable conduct, the adversary is overpowered.


2
ـ بِالسِّيرَةِ العادِلَةِ يُقْهَرُ الْمُناوي


3
. Good conduct is the sign of a good conscience.


3
ـ حُسْنُ السِّيرَةِ عُنْوانُ حُسْنِ السَّريرَةِ


4
. Good conduct is the beauty of power and the fortress of authority.


4
ـ حُسْنُ السِّيرَةِ جَمالُ القُدْرَةِ وَ حِصْنُ الاِمْرَةِ


5
. One whose conduct is evil, his demise makes the people happy.


5
ـ مَنْ ساءَتْ سيرَتُهُ سَرَّتْ مَنِيَّتُهُ


6
. One whose conduct is evil will never be safe at any time.


6
ـ مَنْ ساءَتْ سيرَتُهُ لَمْ يَأْمَنْ أبَداً


7
. Woe be to the one whose conduct is evil, whose authority is oppressive, and who tyrannizes and infringes upon the rights [of those who are under him].


7
ـ وَيْلٌ لِمَنْ ساءَتْ سيرَتُهُ، وَ جارَتْ مَلَكَتُهُ وَ تَجَبَّرَ وَ اعْتَدى

	

	
	



	

		

Administrative Policies



Administrative Policies-السياسات


1
. The most difficult of administrative policies is the removal of habits [and customs].


1
ـ أصْعَبُ السِّياساتِ نَقْلُ الْعاداتِ


2
. Tyranny is indeed an evil administrative policy.


2
ـ بِئْسَ السِّياسَةُ الْجَوْرُ


3
. The beauty of politics is [maintaining] justice in authority and pardoning despite having power [to punish].


3
ـ جَمالُ السِّياسَةِ العَدْلُ فِي الاِمْرَةِ، وَ العَفْوُ مَعَ الْقُدْرَةِ


4
. Good administration is the mainstay of the citizenry.


4
ـ حُسْنُ السِّياسَةِ قِوامُ الرَّعيَّةِ


5
. Good administration makes leadership last.


5
ـ حُسْنُ السِّياسَةِ يَسْتَديمُ الرِّياسَةَ


6
. One whose administration is good, obeying him becomes obligatory.


6
ـ مَنْ حَسُنَتْ سِياسَتُهُ وَجَبَتْ طاعَتُهُ


7
. One whose administration is good, his leadership lasts.


7
ـ مَنْ حَسُنَتْ سياسَتُهُ دامَتْ رِياسَتُهُ


8
. One who falls short in administration [and politics] is poor in [and incapable of] leadership.


8
ـ مَنْ قَصُرَ عَنِ السِّياسَةِ صَغُرَ عَنِ الرِّياسَةِ


9
. The foundation of administration is justice.


9
ـ مِلاكُ السِّياسَةِ الْعَدْلُ


10
. There is no leadership like [practicing] justice in administration.


10
ـ لارِياسَةَ كَالعَدْلِ فِي السِّياسَةِ


11
. Sovereignty is administration.


11
ـ اَلْمُلْكُ سِياسَةٌ


12
. One who aspires to rise to power is patient in the face of the torment of politics.


12
ـ مَنْ سَما إلَى الرِّياسَةِ صَبَـرَ عَلى مَضَضِ السِّياسَةِ

	

	
	



	

		

Youth



Youth-الشَّباب


1
. Two things whose value is not understood except by the one who has lost them are youth and health.


1
ـ شَيْئانِ لايَعْرِفُ فَضْلَهُما إلاّ مَنْ فَقَدَهُما الشَّبابُ وَالْعافِيَةُ


2
. The ignorance of a youth is excused and his knowledge is undermined.


2
ـ جَهْلُ الشّابِّ مَعْذُورٌ، وَ عِلْمُهُ مَحْقُورٌ


3
. Are those who are the prime of youth awaiting anything other than the stooping of old age?


3
ـ هَلْ يَنْتَظِرُ أهْلُ غَضاضَةِ (بِضاضَةِ)الشَّبابِ إلاّ حَوانِيَ الْهَرَمِ


4
. Youthfulness and senility do not go together.


4
ـ لا تَجْتَمِعُ الشَّبيبَةُ وَ الهَرَمُ

	

	
	



	

		

Overeating And Gluttony



Overeating and Gluttony-الشبع والبطنة


1
. Be wary of gluttony, for whoever persists in it, his maladies increase and his dreams get corrupted.


1
ـ إيّاكَ وَ الْبِطْنَةَ، فَمَنْ لَزِمَها كَثُرَتْ أسْقامُهُ، وَ فَسَدَتْ أحْلامُهُ


2
. Be wary of gluttony, for indeed it causes hardening of the heart, sluggishness in prayer and corruption of the body.


2
ـ إيّاكُمْ وَ الْبِطْنَةَ، فَإنَّها مِقْساةٌ لِلْقَلْبِ مَكْسَلَةٌ عَنِ الصَّلاةِ مَفْسَدَةٌ لِلْجَسَدِ


3
. Gluttony prevents astuteness.


3
ـ اَلبِطْنَةُ تَمْنَعُ الفِطْنَةَ


4
. One who is cloyed by gluttony is obstructed by it from astuteness.


4
ـ مَنْ كَظَّتْهُ الْبِطْنَةُ حَجَبَتْهُ عَنِ الْفِطْنَةِ


5
. There is no astuteness with gluttony.


5
ـ لا فِطْنَةَ مَعَ بِطْنَة


6
. Gluttony and astuteness do not go together.


6
ـ لا تَجْتَمِعُ الفِطْنَةُ وَالْبِطْنَةُ


7
. Overeating corrupts wisdom.


7
ـ التُّخْمَةُ تُفْسِدُ الْحِكْمَةَ


8
. Gluttony obstructs astuteness.


8
ـ البِطْنَة تَحْجُبُ الْفِطْنَةَ


9
. Eating to one’s fill corrupts piety.


9
ـ اَلشَّبَعُ يُفْسِدُ الْوَرَعَ


10
. When the stomach gets filled with the permissible, the heart becomes blind to righteousness.


10
ـ إذا مُلِئَ البَطْنُ مِنَ الْمُباحِ عَمِيَ الْقَلْبُ عَنِ الصَّلاحِ


11
. What an evil companion of piety overeating is!


11
ـ بِئْسَ قَرينُ الْوَرِعِ الشَّبَعُ


12
. Habitual overeating leads to a variety of ailments.


12
ـ إدْمانُ الشِّبَعِ يُورِثُ أنْواعَ الْوَجَعِ


13
. Overeating brings about insolence and corrupts piety.


13
ـ اَلشِّبَعُ يُورِثُ الأشَرَ، و يُفْسِدُ الْوَرَعَ


14
. One who increases his overeating is cloyed by his gluttony.


14
ـ مَنْ زادَ شَبْعَهُ كَظَّتْهُ الْبِطْنَةُ


15
. Overeating and performing one’s obligation do not go together.


15
ـ لا تَجْتَمِعُ الشَّبَعُ وَ الْقِيامُ بِالمُفْتَرَضِ


16
. How helpful to sins overeating is!


16
ـ نِعْمَ عَوْنُ الْمَعاصي الشِّبَعُ


17
. You must avoid habitual overeating, for verily it induces maladies and foments diseases.


17
ـ إيّاكَ وَ إدْمانَ الشِّبَعِ، فَإنَّهُ يُهَيِّجُ الأسْقامَ، وَ يُثيرُ الْعِلَلَ

	

	
	



	

		

Vilification



Vilification-الشَّتم


1
. One who informs you of your vilification has [himself] vilified you.


1
ـ مَنْ بَلَّغَكَ شَتْمَكَ فَقَدْ شَتَمَكَ

	

	
	



	

		

Courage And The Courageous



Courage and the courageous-الشجاع والشجاعة


1
. Courage is one of the two honours.


1
ـ الشَّجاعَةُ أحَدُ الْعِزَّيْنِ


2
. Courage is a ready support and an evident merit.


2
ـ اَلشَّجاعَةُ نُصْرَةٌ حاضِرَةٌ، وَ فَضيلَةٌ ظاهِرةٌ


3
. Courage is an embellishment, cowardice is a disgrace.


3
ـ اَلشَّجاعَةُ زَيْنٌ، اَلجُبْنُ شَيْنٌ


4
. Courage is present honour, cowardice is evident dishonour.


4
ـ اَلشَّجاعَةُ عِزٌّ حاضِرٌ، اَلْجُبْنُ ذُلٌّ ظاهِرٌ


5
. The fruit of courage is a sense of honour.


5
ـ ثَمَرَةُ الشَّجاعَةِ الْغَيْرَةُ


6
. The alms-tax of courage is struggling in the way of Allah.


6
ـ زَكاةُ الشَّجاعَةِ الْجِهادُ في سَبيلِ اللّهِ


7
. The courage of a man is proportionate to his ambition, and his sense of honour is equivalent to his zeal.


7
ـ شَجاعَةُ الرَّجُلِ على قَدْرِ هِمَّتِهِ، وَ غَيْرَتُهُ على قَدْرِ حَمِيَّتِهِ


8
. It is to the extent of [one’s] zeal that courage is shown.


8
ـ عَلى قَدْرِ الْحَمِيَّةِ تَكُونُ الشَّجاعَةُ


9
. Fighting while dismounted [in battle] demonstrates the courage of champions.


9
ـ مُعالَجَةُ النِّزالِ تُظْهِرُ شَجاعَةَ الأبْطالِ


10
. The bane of courage is loss of resolve.


10
ـ آفَةُ الشُّجاعِ إضاعَةُ الْحَزْمِ

	

	
	



	

		

Difficulties



Difficulties-الشَّدائد


1
. Be patient in [the face of] difficulties and dignified in [times of] turbulent upheavals.


1
ـ كُنْ فِي الشَّدائِدِ صَبُوراً، وَ فِي الزَّلازِلِ وَقُوراً


2
. It is for difficult times that [the friendships of important] men are preserved.


2
ـ لِلشَّدائِدِ تُدَّخَرُ الرِّجالُ


3
. Be intent on [braving] difficulty when nothing will free you except difficulty.


3
ـ اِعْتَزِمْ (اِعْتَرِمْ) بِالشِدَّةِ حينَ لايُغْني عَنْكَ إلاَّ الشِدَّةُ