There is none more courageous than the intelligent one.
لا أشْجَعَ مِنْ لَبيب۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
He who is overcome by anger and lust should not be counted as an intelligent person.
لايَنْبَغي أنْ يُعَدَّ عاقِلاً مَنْ يَغْلِبُهُ الغَضَبُ والشَّهْوَةُ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
It behoves the intelligent person not to remain aloof from the obedience of Allah and the struggle...
يَنْبَغي لِلْعاقِلِ أنْ لايَخْلُوَ في كُلِّ حالَة عَنْ طاعَةِ رَبِّهِ، ومُجاهَدَةِ نَفْسِهِ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
It behoves the intelligent person to work for the Hereafter and try to increase his provisions...
يَنْبَغي لِلْعاقِلِ أنْ يَعْمَلَ لِلْمَعادِ، ويَسْتَكْثِرَ مِنَ الزَّادِ قَبْلَ زَهُوقِ نَفْسِهِ، وحُلُولِ رَمْسِهِ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
It behoves the intelligent one to prepare provisions for his Hereafter and to maintain [and...
يَنْبَغي لِلْعاقِلِ أنْ يُقَدِّمَ لآخِرَتِهِ، ويَعْمُرَ دارَ إقامَتِهِ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
It behoves the intelligent person to earn praise through his wealth and to preserve himself from...
يَنْبَغي لِلْعاقِلِ أنْ يَكْتَسِبَ بِمالِهِ المَحْمَدَةَ، ويَصُونَ نَفْسَهُ عَنِ المَسْألَةِ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
It behoves an intelligent person to address an ignorant one like a doctor addresses a sick patient.
يَنْبَغي لِلْعاقِلِ أنْ يُخاطِبَ الجاهِلَ مُخاطَبَةَ الطَّبيبِ اَلمَريضَ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
It behoves the intelligent person to increase his association with the scholars and the virtuous...
يَنْبَغي لِلْعاقِلِ أنْ يُكْثِرَ مِنْ صُحْبَةِ العُلَماءِ والأبْرارِ، ويَجْتَنِبَ مُقارَنَةَ الأشْرارِ والفُجّارِ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
It behoves the intelligent one to protect himself from the intoxication of wealth, the intoxication...
يَنْبَغي لِلْعاقِلِ أنْ يَحْتَرِسَ مِنْ سُكْرِ المالِ، وسُكْرِ القُدْرَةِ، وسُكْرِ العِلْمِ، وَسُكْرِ المَدْحِ، وسُكْرِ الشَّبابِ...
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
It behoves the intelligent person not to be harsh when he teaches, and not to scorn [others] when...
يَنْبَغي لِلْعاقِلِ إذا عَلَّمَ أنْ لايَعْنُفَ،وَإذا عُلِّمَ أنْ لايَأْنَفَ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
The intellect of every person is manifested by that which is spoken by his tongue.
يُنْبِئُ عَنْ عَقْلِ كُلِّ امْرِئ ما يَنْطِقُ بِهِ لِسانُهُ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
The intellect of every person is indicated by his tongue, and his merit is evinced by his diction.
يُنْبِئُ عَنْ عَقْلِ كُلِّ امْرئ لِسانُهُ، ويَدُلُّ عَلى فَضْلِهِ بَيانُهُ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
I am amused by a man whose intellect is seen as an extension of his tongue, while his tongue is not...
يُعْجِبُني مِنَ الرَّجُلِ أنْ يُرى عَقْلُهُ زائِداً عَلى لِسانِهِ، ولايُرى لِسانُهُ زائِداً عَلى عَقْلهِ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Follow the intelligent one and you will benefit.
أطِعِ العاقِلَ تَغْنَمْ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
At times the intelligent person becomes blind to what is right.
رُبَّما عَمِيَ اللَّبيبُ عَنِ الصَّوابِ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
