Works are [only] accomplished by the [right] workers
الْأَعْمَالُ تَسْتَقِيمُ بِالْعُمَّالِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Guard your position near your king, and be cautious of not being lowered from it by negligence towards that which raised you to it
احْرُسْ مَنْزِلَتَكَ عِنْدَ سُلْطَانِكَ وَاحْذَرْ أَنْ يَحُطَّكَ عَنْهَا التَّهَاوُنُ عَنْ حَفْظِ مَا رَقَاكَ إِلَيْهِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Put cotton in your inkpot, keep the nib of your pen long, leave space between your lines and keep the letters close to each other, for this makes the writing more beautiful
أَلِقْ دَوَاتَكَ وَأَطِلْ جِلْفَةَ قَلَمِكَ وَفَرِّقْ بَيْنَ سُطُورِكَ وَقَرْمِطْ بَيْنَ حُرُوفِكَ فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ أَجْدَرُ بِصَبَاحَةِ الْخَطِّ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Obey the one who is above you and the one who is under you will obey you; rectify your inner self and Allah will rectify your outer state
أَطِعْ مَنْ فَوْقَكَ يُطِعْكَ مَنْ دُونَكَ وَأَصْلِحْ سَرِيرَتَكَ يُصْلِحِ اللَّهُ عَلَانِيَتَكَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The bane of works is the inability of the workers
آفَةُ الْأَعْمَالِ عَجْزُ الْعُمَّالِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The sovereignty of the vile and inexperienced over nations is the cause of their decline and regression
تَوَلِّي الْأَرَاذِلِ وَالْأَحْدَاثِ الدُّوَلَ دَلِيلُ انْحِلَالِهَا وَإِدْبَارِهَا
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The worst of rulers is one who is feared by the innocent
شَرُّ الْوُلَاةِ مَنْ يَخَافُهُ الْبَرِيءُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The worst of viziers is one who is a vizier to the vicious
شَرُّ الْوُزَرَاءِ مَنْ كَانَ لِلْأَشْرَارِ وَزِيراً
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The lies of an envoy give rise to corruption, cause the failure of the intended objective, nullify judiciousness and invalidate firm resolution
كَذِبُ السَّفِيرِ يُوَلِّدُ الْفَسَادَ وَيُفَوِّتُ الْمُرَادَ وَيُبْطِلُ الْحَزْمَ وَيَنْقُضُ الْعَزْمَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Whoever is betrayed by his vizier, his administration gets corrupted
مَنْ خَانَهُ وَزِيرُهُ فَسَدَ تَدْبِيرُهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Evil viziers are the helpers of tyrants and the brothers of wrongdoers
وُزَرَاءُ السَّوْءِ أَعْوَانُ الظَّلَمَةِ وَإِخْوَانُ الْأَثَمَةِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Seeking power [and sovereignty] is from the deceptions of Satan
طَلَبُ السُّلْطَانِ مِنْ خِدَاعِ الشَّيْطَانِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech