One who has no friend has no provision.
مَنْ لا صَديقَ لَهُ لا ذُخْرَ لَهُ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
One who calls you towards the Eternal Abode and assists you to work for it, then he is indeed a...
مَنْ دَعاكَ إلى الدَّارِ الباقِيَةِ وأعانَكَ علَى العَمَلِ لَها فَهُوَ الصَّديقُ الشَّفيقُ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
One of the bad choices [that a person can make] is accompanying the wicked.
مِنْ سُوءِ الاختيارِ صُحْبَةُ الأشْرارِ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Nothing establishes the boundaries of respect like companionship and neighbourhood.
ما تَأكَّدَتِ الحُرْمَةُ بِمِثلِ المُصاحَبَةِ والمُجاوَرَةِ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
