Adopt truthfulness, for whoever is truthful in his speech, his status is elevated.
عَلَيْكَ بِالصِّدْقِ فَمَنْ صَدَقَ في أقْوالِهِ جَلَّ قَدْرُهُ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
The end result of truthfulness is salvation and security.
عاقِبَةُ الصِّدْقِ نَجاةٌ وَسَلامَةٌ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Truthfulness has diminished among the people and dishonesty has become abundant; love is been...
غاضَ الصِّدْقُ فِي النّاسِ، وفاضَ الكِذْبُ وَاسْتُعْمِلَتِ المَوَدَّةُ بِاللِّسانِ، وتَشاحَنُوا بِالقُلُوبِ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
For everything there is an adornment and the adornment of speech is truthfulness.
لِكُلِّ شَيْء حيلَةٌ (حِلْيَةٌ وحِلْيَةُ)، وحِيلَةُ المَنْطِقِ الصِّدْقُ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
For [the speaker of] truth there is benefit.
لِلْصِّدقِ نُجْعَةٌ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Let the most trustworthy of people in your estimation be the one who is most truthful in his speech.
لِيَكُنْ أوْثَقُ النّاسِ لَدَيْكَ أنْطَقَهُمْ بِالصِّدْقِ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Let your recourse be to the truth, for indeed truth is the best companion.
لِيَكُنْ مَرْجِعُكَ إلَى الصِّدْقِ، فَإنَّ الصِّدْقَ خَيْرُ قَرين۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
If things were to be differentiated from each other, honesty would be with courage and cowardice...
لَوْ تَمَيَّزَتِ الأشْياءُ لَكانَ الصِّدْقُ مَعَ الشَّجاعَةِ وَكانَ الجُبْنُ مَعَ الكِذْبُ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
A goodly mention is better for a person than the wealth that he bequeaths to the one who does not...
لِسانُ الصِّدْقِ خَيْرٌ لِلْمَرْءِ مِنَ المالِ يُوَرِّثُهُ مَنْ لايَحْمَدُهُ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
One who speaks the truth becomes successful.
مَنْ قالَ بِالصِّدْقِ أنْجَحَ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Whoever is known for his truthfulness, his lies are [also] accepted.
مَنْ عُرِفَ بِالصِّدْقِ جازَ كِذْبُهُ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Whoever turns aside from truth, his path becomes narrow.
مَنْ جارَ عَنِ الصِّدْقِ ضاقَ مَذْهَبُهُ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
One whose speech is truthful, his loftiness is increased.
مَنْ صَدَقَ مَقالُهُ زادَ جَلالُهُ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
How truthful is a person’s testimony against himself and what witness is there against him better...
ما أصْدَقَ المَرْءَ عَلى نَفْسِهِ، وأيُّ شاهِد عَلَيْهِ كَفِعْلِهِ، ولايُعْرَفُ الرَّجُلُ إلاّ بِعِلْمِهِ، كَما لا يُعْرَفُ الغَريبُ...
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Do not tell the truth to one who responds to your truth by denying [and belying] it.
لاتَصْدُقْ مَنْ يُقابِلُ صِدْقَكَ بِتَكْذيبِهِ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
There is no interpreter clearer than the truth.
لاتُرْجُمانَ أوْضَحُ مِنَ الصِّدْقِ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
There is no report better than the truth.
لا مُخْبَرَ أفْضَلُ مِنَ الصِّدْقِ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
There is no way that is more rescuing than the truth.
لاسَبيلَ أنْجى مِنَ الصِّدْقِ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
He who argues with [the support of] truth is not defeated.
لايُغْلَبُ مَنْ يَحْتَجُّ بِالصِّدْقِ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Truth is the best narration.
الصِّدْقُ أفْضَلُ رِوايَة۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
The truth saves you, even if you fear it.
اَلصِّدْقُ يُنْجيكَ وإنْ خِفْتَهُ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
The least of things [required for salvation] is truthfulness and trustworthiness.
أقَلُّ شَيْء اَلصِّدْقُ والأمانَةُ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
