One who enters into a place of evil is [suspected and] accused.
مَنْ دَخَلَ مَداخِلَ السُّوءِ أُتُّهِمَ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
For everyone who enters [into an unfamiliar place] there is consternation and perplexity.
لِكُلِّ داخِل دَهْشَةٌ وذُهُولٌ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
For everyone who enters there is [a feeling of] consternation, so begin with salaam.
لِكُلِّ داخِل دَهْشَةٌ فَابْدَأوا بِالسَّلامِ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Everyone who arrives has [a feeling of] perplexity, so make him comfortable with [kind] words.
لِكُلِّ قادِم حَيْرَةٌ فَابْسُطُوهُ بِالكَلامِ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
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