لا ترغب في خلطة الملوك
الْمَكَانَةُ مِنَ الْمُلُوكِ مِفْتَاحُ الْمِحْنَةِ وَبَذْرُ الْفِتْنَةِ
Holding a post with kings is a key of tribulation and the seed of affliction
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
اصْحَبِ السُّلْطَانَ بِالْحَذَرِ وَالصَّدِيقَ بِالتَّوَاضُعِ وَالْبِشْرِ وَالْعَدُوَّ بِمَا تَقُومُ بِهِ عَلَيْهِ حُجَّتُكَ
Accompany the ruler with caution, the friend with humility and cheerfulness, and the enemy with that which you can [use to] establish your proof over him
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
صَاحِبُ السُّلْطَانِ كَرَاكِبِ الْأَسَدِ يُغْبَطُ بِمَوْقِفِهِ وَهُوَ أَعْرَفُ بِمَوْضِعِهِ
The king’s courtier is like a person who is riding on a lion, people are envious of his status while he is more aware of his own [dangerous] position
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
لَا تُكْثِرَنَّ الدُّخُولَ عَلَى الْمُلُوكِ فَإِنَّهُمْ إِنْ صَحِبْتَهُمْ مَلُّوكَ وَإِنْ نَصَحْتَهُمْ غَشُّوكَ
Never visit kings frequently, for they are such that if you accompany them they will become weary of you and if you advise them sincerely they will debase you
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
لَا تَرْغَبْ فِي خُلْطَةِ الْمُلُوكِ فَإِنَّهُمْ يَسْتَكْثِرُونَ مِنَ الْكَلَامِ رَدَّ السَّلَامِ وَيَسْتَقِلُّونَ مِنَ الْعِقَابِ ضَرْبَ الرِّقَابِ
Do not desire to mingle with kings, for indeed they consider replying salutations to be too much speech and striking the necks to be insignificant punishment
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
لَا تَطْمَعَنَّ فِي مَوَدَّةِ الْمُلُوكِ فَإِنَّهُمْ يُوحِشُونَكَ آنَسَ مَا تَكُونُ بِهِمْ وَيَقْطَعُونَكَ أَقْرَبَ مَا تَكُونُ إِلَيْهِمْ
Never desire to gain the affection of kings, for indeed they will forsake you when you are most intimate with them and they will cut you off when you are closest to them
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
رَغْبَتُكَ فِي زَاهِدٍ فِيكَ ذُلٌّ
Your longing for the one who has no interest in you is a humiliation
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
لُزُومُ الْكَرِيمِ عَلَى الْهَوَانِ خَيْرٌ مِنْ صُحْبَةِ اللَّئِيمِ عَلَى الْإِحْسَانِ
Remaining alongside a noble-minded person in humiliation is better than accompanying the wicked in order to gain favour
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
مَنْ كَثُرَ خُلْطَتُهُ قَلَّتْ تَقِيَّتُهُ
One whose social interaction increases, his piety (or reliability) decreases
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
مَنْ كَثُرَتْ زِيَارَتُهُ قَلَّتْ بَشَاشَتُهُ
One whose visits increase, his cheerfulness decreases
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
مَنْ خَالَطَ النَّاسَ قَلَّ وَرَعُهُ
Whoever mingles with the people, his piety decreases?
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
مَنْ خَالَطَ النَّاسَ نَالَهُ مَكْرُهُمْ
One who mingles with the people is affected by their devices
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
مَنْ لَمْ يَصْحَبْكَ مُعِيناً عَلَى نَفْسِكَ فَصُحْبَتُهُ وَبَالٌ عَلَيْكَ إِنْ عَلِمْتَ
One who does not assist you by [his] accompanying you, then his company is [actually] a burden on you, if [only] you knew
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
مُبَايَنَةُ الدَّنَايَا تَكْبِتُ الْعَدُوَّ
Disassociating oneself from loathsome actions and traits subdues the enemy
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
مُجَالَسَةُ الْعَوَامِّ تُفْسِدُ الْعَادَةَ [الْعِبَادَةَ]
Sitting with the common people corrupts one’s habits
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
مُجَالَسَةُ أَبْنَاءِ الدُّنْيَا مَنْسَاةٌ لِلْإِيمَانِ قَائِدَةٌ إِلَى طَاعَةِ الشَّيْطَانِ
Drowning he will still not be saved from the fear [of drowning]
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
لَا تُطِيعُوا الْأَدْعِيَاءَ الَّذِينَ شَرِبْتُمُ بِصَفْوِكُمْ كَدَرَهُمْ وَخَلَطْتُمْ بِصِحَّتِكُمْ مَرَضَهُمْ وَأَدْخَلْتُمْ فِي حَقِّكُمْ بَاطِلَهُمْ
Do not follow the claimants [of Islam] whose dirty water you drink along with your clean one, whose sicknesses you mix with your health and whose falsehood you allow to enter into your rightful matters
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
لَا تَصْحَبَنَّ أَبْنَاءَ الدُّنْيَا فَإِنَّكَ إِنْ أَقْلَلْتَ اسْتَثْقَلُوكَ وَإِنْ أَكْثَرْتَ حَسَدُوكَ
Do not associate with those who love this world, for if you have less they will disregard you and if you have more they will envy you
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
لَا تَصْحَبْ مَنْ فَاتَهُ الْعَقْلُ وَلَا تَصْطَنِعْ مَنْ خَانَهُ الْأَصْلُ فَإِنَّ مَنْ لَا عَقْلَ لَهُ يَضُرُّكَ مِنْ حَيْثُ يَرَى أَنَّهُ يَنْفَعُكَ وَمَنْ لَا أَصْلَ لَهُ يُسِيءُ إِلَى مَنْ يُحْسِنُ إِلَيْهِ
Do not accompany the one who has lost his mind and do not seek good from one who is betrayed by his roots, for the one who is insane will harm you while he thinks he is helping you and the one who does not have [virtuous] roots will do evil to the one who does good to him
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
لَا تَحْلُوا مُصَاحَبَةُ غَيْرِ أَرِيبٍ
The companionship of the unintelligent is not enjoyable
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
لَا تَصْفُو الْخُلَّةُ مَعَ غَيْرِ أَدِيبٍ
Friendship does not become pure [and sincere] with one who is not well-mannered
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
لَا خَيْرَ فِي مُعِينٍ مُهِينٍ
There is no good in a helper who humiliates
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
رُبَّ وَاثِقٍ خَجِلٌ
Many a person who relies on something [or someone] gets ashamed
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
مَنْ دَخَلَ مَدَاخِلَ السَّوْءِ اتُّهِمَ
One who enters into a place of evil is [suspected and] accused
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
مَنْ سَاءَ اخْتِيَارُهُ قَبُحَتْ آثَارُهُ
One whose choice is bad, his results become ugly
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
مَنْ قَرُبَ مِنَ الدَّنِيَّةِ اتُّهِمَ
One who comes near the despicable is accused
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم