The doer of evil is worse than the evil [itself].
فاعِلُ الشَّرِّ شَرٌّ مِنْهُ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Doing evil is a [means of] revilement.
فِعْلُ الشَّرِّ مَسَبَّةٌ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
None shall be punished for an evil act except its doer.
لَنْ يَلْقى جَزاءَ الشَّرِّ إلاّ عامِلُهُ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
There is nothing worse than evil except its retribution.
لَيْسَ بِشَرّ مِنَ الشَّرِّ إلاّ عِقابُهُ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
There is nothing more corrupting for affairs or more destructive to the community than evil.
لَيْسَ شَيْءٌ أفْسَدَ لِلأُمُورِ، ولا أبْلَغَ في هَلاكِ الْجُمْهُورِ مِنَ الشَّرِّ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
He who does not wear the gown of good has not disrobed from evil.
لَمْ يَتَعَرَّ مِنَ الشَّرِّ مَنْ لَمْ يَتَجَلْبَبِ الْخَيْرَ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
One who plunges into the depths of evil meets with danger [and adversity].
مَنِ اقْتَحَمَ لُجِجَ الشُّرُورَ لَقِيَ المَحْذُوْرَ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
One who does evil has [actually] transgressed against his soul.
مَنْ فَعَلَ الشَّرَّ فَعَلى نَفْسِهِ اعْتَدى۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
One whose evil is too much, [even] his companion is not safe from him.
مَنْ كَثُر َ شَرُّهُ لَمْ يَأمَنْهُ مُصاحِبُهُ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Whoever abandons evil, the doors of good are opened for him.
مَنْ تَرَكَ الشَّرَّ فُتِحَتْ عَلَيْهِ أبْوابُ الْخَيْرِ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
One who lays the foundation of evil cause has [actually] instituted it against himself.
مَنْ أسَّسَ أساسَ الشَّرِّ أسَّسَهُ عَلى نَفْسِِهِ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
One who provokes a latent evil, in it will be his own destruction.
مَنْ أثارَ كامِنَ الشَّرِّ كانَ فيهِ عَطَبُهُ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
One who harbor’s evil feelings [and ill will] for others has actually harmed himself.
مَنْ أضْمَرَ الشَّرَّ لِغَيْرِهِ فَقدْ بَدَأَ بِهِ نَفْسَهُ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Whoever strips his heart of evil, his religion is secured and his conviction is confirmed.
مَنْ عَرى مِنَ الشَّرِّ قَلْبَهُ سَلِمَ لَهُ دينُهُ، وَصَدَقَ يَقينُهُ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
One who does not know the harmfulness of evil is not capable of desisting from it.
مَنْ لَمْ يَعْرِفْ مَضَرَّةَ الشَّرِّ لَمْ يَقْدِرْ علَى الاِمْتِناعِ مِنْهُ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
One who repels evil with good, triumphs?.
مَنْ دَفَعَ الشَّرَّ بِالخَيْرِ غَلَبَ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
One who hates evil is safeguarded [from it].
مَنْ كَرِهَ الشَّرَّ عُصِمَ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
One of the greatest deceptions is making evil appear good.
مِنْ أعْظَمِ الْمَكْرِ تَحْسينُ الشَّرِّ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
The ‘evil’ that is followed by Paradise is not [really] evil.
ما شَرٌّ بَعْدَهُ الْجَنَّةُ بِشَرّ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
The foundation of evil is avarice.
مِلاكُ الشَّرِّ الطَّمَعُ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
One who is cautious of evil is like the one who does good.
مُتَّقِي الشَّرِّ كَفاعِلِ الْخَيْرِ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Never count as good that by which you attain evil.
لاتَعُدَّنَّ خَيْراً ما أدْرَكْتَ بِهِ شَرّاً۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
It behooves the one who recognizes the wicked to disassociate himself from them.
يَنْبَغي لِمَنْ عَرَفَ الأشرارَ أنْ يَعْتَزِلَهُمْ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
The evil of a man is evinced by his increased greed and his intense avarice.
يُسْتَدَلُّ عَلى شَرِّ الرَّجُلِ بِكَثْرَةِ شَرَهِهِ وشِدَّةِ طَمَعِهِ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
