Blessed is the one who observes obedience to his Lord.
طُوبى لِمَنْ حافَظَ عَلى طاعَةِ رَبِّهِ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Blessed is the one who follows praiseworthy piety and opposes dispraised vain desires.
طُوبى لِمَنْ أطاعَ مَحْمُودَ تَقْواهُ، وعَصى مَذْمُومَ هَواهُ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Blessed is he who follows the course of peace by the sight of the one who shows him the way and by...
طُوبى لِمَنْ سَلَكَ طَريقَ السَّلامَةِ بِبَصَرِ مَنْ بَصَّرَهُ، وطاعَةِ هاد أمَرَهُ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Blessed is the one who is successful in his obedience [to Allah], has a good character and...
طُوبى لِمَنْ وُفِّقَ لِطاعَتِهِ، وحَسُنَتْ خَليقَتُهُ، وأحْرَزَ أمْرَ آخِرَتِه۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Obedience to Allah, the Glorified, is not attained except by the one who strives [for it] and...
طاعَةُ اللّهِ سُبْحانَهُ لايَحُوزُها إلاّ مَنْ بَذَلَ الجِدَّ، واسْتَفْرَغَ الجُهْدَ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Obedience to Allah is the key to [every] right action and the rectification of [every] corruption...
طاعَةُ اللّهِ مِفْتاحُ (كُلِّ) سَداد، وَصَلاحُ (كُلِّ) فَساد(مَعاد)۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Obedience to Allah, the Glorified, is the highest pillar and the strongest accoutrement.
طاعَةُ اللّهِ سُبْحانَهُ أعْلى عِماد، وأقْوى عَتاد۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
The shade of Allah, the Glorified, in the Hereafter is spread out for the one who obeys Him in this...
ظِلُّ اللّهِ سُبْحانَهُ فِي الآخِرَةِ مَبْذُولٌ لِمَنْ أطاعَهُ فِي الدُّنيا۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
You must obey the One whom you cannot be excused for being ignorant about.
عَلَيْكَ بِطاعَةِ مَنْ لاتُعْذَرُ بِجَهالَتِهِ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
You must show obedience to Allah, the Glorified, for indeed obedience to Allah is superior to...
عَلَيْكَ بِطاعَةِ اللّهِ سُبْحانَهُ، فَإنَّ طاعَةَ اللّهِ فاضِلَةٌ عَلى كُلِّ شَيْء۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
You must obey the one who commands you to religion [and the obedience of Allah] for verily he is...
عَلَيْكَ بِطاعَةِ مَنْ يَأمُرُكَ بِالدِّينِ فَإنَّهُ يَهْدِيكَ ويُنْجيكَ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Obedience is proportionate to [one’s] intellect.
عَلى قَدْرِ العَقْلِ تَكُونُ الطّاعَةُ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
In obedience [to Allah] there are treasures of benefit.
فِي الطّاعَةِ كُنُوزُ الأرباحِ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
The excellence of obedience makes one attain lofty stations.
فَضائِلُ الطّاعاتِ تُنيلُ رَفيعَ المَقاماتِ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
And obedience [to the Imam was made obligatory] as a respect for the Imamate.
والطّاعَةَ تَعْظيماً لِلإمامَةِ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
If Allah, the Glorified, had not given incentives for His worship, it would have still been...
لَوْ لَمْ يُرَغِّبِ اللّهُ سُبْحانَهُ في طاعَتِهِ لَوَجَبَ أنْ يُطاعَ رَجاءَ رَحْمَتِهِ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
One who obeys Allah, has sought [His] assistance (or has seen the truth).
مَنْ أطاعَ اللّهَ اِسْتَنْصَرَ (اِسْتَبْصَرَ)۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Whoever seeks closeness to Allah through obedience, He grants him good gifts.
مَنْ تَقَرَّبَ إلَى اللّهِ بِالطّاعَةِ أحْسَنَ لَهُ الحِباءَ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
One who follows the path of obedience to Allah attains something greater [than what he would get by...
مَنِ اتَّخَذَ طاعَةَ اللّهِ سَبيلاً فازَ بِالَّتي هِيَ أعْظَمُ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Whoever takes the obedience of Allah as his merchandise, profits come to him without any trade.
مَنِ اتَّخَذَ طاعَةَ اللّهِ بِضاعَةً أتَتْهُ الأرْباحُ مِنْ غَيْرِ تِجارَة۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
One who does not commence with sincere intention in his obedience [and worship] is not successful...
مَنْ لَمْ يُقَدِّمْ إخْلاصَ النِّيَّةِ فِي الطَّاعاتِ لَمْ يَظْفَرْ بِالمَثُوباتِ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
One whose obedience increases, his honor increases.
مَنْ كَثُرَتْ طاعَتُهُ كَثُرَتْ كَرامَتُهُ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
From the best of deeds is acquiring [and performing] acts of obedience [and worship].
مِنْ أفْضَلِ الأعْمالِ اِكْتِسابُ الطّاعاتِ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
No adorner can adorn himself with anything better than obedience to Allah.
ما تَزَيَّنَ مُتَزَيِّنٌ بِمِثْلِ طاعَةِ اللّهِ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
