Fear [of Allah] is the imprisonment of the self from sins and its impediment from vices.
الخَوْفُ سِجْنُ النَّفْسِ عَنِ الذُّنُوبِ، ورادِعُها عَنِ المَعاصي۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Fear of Allah in this world makes one safe from fear of Him in the Hereafter.
الخَوْفُ مِنَ اللّهِ في الدُّنيا، يُؤْمِنُ الخَوْفَ فِي الآخِرَةِ مِنْهُ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Fear [Allah] and you will be feared by the people.
إرْهَبْ تُحذَرْ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Fear [Allah] and you will be feared; and do not act jokingly such that you are belittled.
إرْهَبْ تُحْذَر، ولا تَهْزِلْ فَتُحْتَقَرْ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
The most fearful [of Allah] among you are the ones who know [Him] the most.
أخْوَفُكُمْ أعْرَفُكُمْ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Fear [of Allah] is security.
اَلخَوْفُ أمانٌ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Fear of the punishment of Allah is a quality of the God-wary.
اَلخَشْيَةُ مِنْ عَذابِ اللّهِ شِيمَةُ المُتَّقينَ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Fear [of Allah] is the gown of the Gnostics.
اَلخَوْفُ جِلْبابُ العارِفينَ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Fear [of Allah] is the distinguishing feature of the believers.
اَلوَجَلُ شِعارُ المُؤْمِنينَ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
When you fear the Creator, you flee towards Him.
إذا خِفْتَ الخالِقَ فَرَرْتَ إلَيهِ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
The fruit of fear is security.
ثَمَرَةُ الخَوْفِ الأمْنُ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Fear your Lord and seek His mercy, He will save you from that which you fear [in this world] and...
خَفْ رَبَّكَ، وارْجُ رَحْمَتَهُ، يُؤْمِنْكَ مِمَّا تَخافُ وَيُنِلْكَ ما رَجَوْتَ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Fear [Allah] and you will be safe, and do not [wait to] be safe so that you may fear [Him].
خَفْ تَأمَنْ ولا تَأمَنْ فَتَخَفْ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Fear your Lord with a fearing that distracts you from hope of His mercy, and have hope of His mercy...
خَفْ رَبَّكَ خَوْفاً يَشْغَلُكَ عَنْ رَجائِهِ، وارْجُهُ رَجاءَ مَنْ لا يَأمَنُ خَوْفَهُ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
The best action is striking a balance between hope [of His mercy] and fear [of His wrath].
خَيْرُ الأعمالِ اِعْتِدالُ الرَّجاءِ والخَوْفِ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Fear Allah with the fearing of one who busies his mind with contemplation, for indeed fear [of...
خَفِ اللّهَ خَوْفَ مَنْ شَغَلَ بِالفِكْرِ قَلْبَهُ، فَإنَّ الخَوْفَ مَظِنَّةُ الأمْنِ، وَسِجنُ (وَشَجْنُ) النَّفسِ عَنِ المَعاصي۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Fear of Allah is the consolidation of faith.
خَشْيَةُ اللّهِ جِماعُ الإيمانِ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Fear of Allah brings security for the one who is filled with it.
خَوْفُ اللّهُ يَجْلُبُ لِمُسْتَشْعِرِهِ الأمانَ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Fear Allah and He will protect you, and do not feel safe from Him [to the extent that you begin...
خَفِ اللّهَ يُؤمِنْكَ، ولا تأمَنْهُ فَيُعَذِّبَكَ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Many a fear turns into security.
رُبَّ خَوْف يَعُودُ بِالأمانِ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
There is many a frightening thing that you are not cautious of.
رُبَّ مَخُوف لاتَحْذَرُهُ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Blessed be the one who is careful of [not disobeying] his Lord and afraid of his sin.
طُوبى لِمَنْ راقَبَ رَبَّهُ وخافَ ذَنْبَهُ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Blessed be the one who enjoins upon himself the fear of his Lord and obeys Him in secret and in the...
طُوبى لِمَنْ ألْزَمَ نَفْسَهُ مَخافَةَ رَبِّهِ، وأطاعَهُ فِي السِّرِّ والجَهرِ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Blessed be the one who fills himself with fear [of Allah], belies [false] hopes and eschews...
طُوبى لِمَنِ اسْتَشْعَرَ الوَجَلَ، وكَذَّبَ الأمَلَ وتَجَنَّبَ الزَّلَلَ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
