The most just among the creation is one who judges best according to the truth.
أعْدَلُ الخَلْقِ أقْصاهُمْ بِالحَقِّ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
The most just of all people is he who is equitable despite having power, and the one who has the...
أعْدَلُ النّاسِ مَنْ أنْصَفَ عَنْ قُوَّة، وأعْظَمُهُمْ حِلْماً مَنْ حَلُمَ عَنْ قُدْرَة۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Through justice, bounties are multiplied.
بِالعَدْلِ تَتَضاعَفُ البَرَكاتُ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Through justice, the populace is reformed.
بِالعَدْلِ تَصْلُحُ الرَّعِيَةُ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Allah, the Glorified, made justice a mainstay for mankind, a purification from oppressions and...
جَعَلَ اللّهُ سُبْحانَهُ العَدْلَ قِواماً لِلأنامِ، وتَنْزيهاً مِنَ المَظالِمِ والآثامِ، وتَسْنِيَةً لِلإسْلامِ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Virtuous justice is [the cause of] organization [and harmony] among the people.
حُسْنُ العَدْلِ نِظامُ البَريَّةِ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
The best of policies is justice.
خَيْرُ السِّياساتِ العَدْلُ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
How can one who is unjust to himself be just with others?!
كَيْفَ يَعْدِلُ في غَيْرِهِ مَنْ يَظْلِمُ نَفْسَهُ؟!
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Justice suffices as a means of governance.
كَفى بِالعَدْلِ سائِساً۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Let your riding mount be justice, for one who rides on it gains mastery.
لِيَكُنْ مَرْكَبُكَ العَدْلَ فَمَنْ رَكِبَهُ مَلَكَ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Justice can never be achieved until injustice falters [and comes to an end].
لَنْ يُتَمَكَّنَ العَدْلُ حَتّى يَزِلَّ البَخْسُ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
It is not from justice to judge a reliable person by conjecture [instead of accepting his...
لَيْسَ مِنَ العَدْلِ القَضاءُ عَلَى الثِّقَةِ بِالظَّنِّ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
One who is just gains [and strengthens his] power [and authority].
مَنْ عَدَلَ تَمَكَّنَ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
The ruling of one who is just gets acted upon.
مَنْ عَدَلَ نَفَذَ حُكْمُهُ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
The status of one who is just becomes great.
مَنْ عَدَلَ عَظُمَ قَدْرُهُ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
One whose justice increases, his days are praised.
مَنْ كَثُرَ عَدْلُهُ حُمِدَتْ أيّامُهُ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Allah unfolds His mercy upon one who acts justly in the lands.
مَنْ عَدَلَ فِي البِلادِ نَشَرَ اللّهُ عَلَيْهِ الرَّحْمَةَ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
One whose deed done in private matches what he does openly and whose actions are consistent with...
مَنْ طابَقَ سِرُّهُ عَلانِيَتَهُ، ووافَقَ فِعْلُهُ مَقالَتَهُ فَهُوَ الَّذي أدَّى الأمانَةَ، وتَحَقَّقَتْ عَدالَتُهُ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Whoever acts justly, Allah fortifies his kingdom.
مَنْ عَمِلَ بِالعَدْلِ حَصَّنَ اللّهُ مُلْكَهُ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Take with justice but give with munificence; you will possess two virtues.
خُذْ بِالعَدْلِ وأعْطِ بِالفَضْلِ تَحُزِ المَنْقَبَتَيْنِ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
The policy of justice comprises of three things: judiciousness in leniency, fairness in...
سِياسَةُ العَدْلِ ثَلاثٌ: لينٌ في حَزْم، واسْتِقْصاءٌ في عَدْل، وإفْضالٌ في قَصْد۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Two things are such that their reward cannot be weighed: forgiveness and justice.
شَيْئانِ لايُوزَنُ ثَوابُهُما: العَفْوُ، والعَدْلُ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
The uprightness [and betterment] of the populace is [achieved through] justice.
صَلاحُ الرَّعِيَّةِ العَدْلُ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
You must be just with [both] friend and foe, and moderate in [both] poverty and wealth.
عَليْكَ بِالعَدْلِ في الصَّديقِ، والعَدُوِّ،وَ القَصْدِ فِي الفَقْرِ وَالغِنى۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
