Lying is the enemy of truthfulness
الْكَذِبُ عَدُوُّ الصِّدْقِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Muteness is better than lying
الْخَرَسُ خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْكَذِبِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Lying is alien to [and incompatible with] faith
الْكَذِبُ مُجَانِبُ الْإِيمَانِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Lying tarnishes one’s character
الْكَذِبُ شَيْنُ الْأَخْلَاقِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Lying is the disgrace of the tongue
الْكَذِبُ شَيْنُ اللِّسَانِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Lying and treachery are not from the qualities of the honourable
الْكَذِبُ وَالْخِيَانَةُ لَيْسَا مِنْ أَخْلَاقِ الْكِرَامِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Lying is the deviation of speech from the divine order [of creation]
الْكَذِبُ زَوَالُ الْمَنْطِقِ عَنِ الْوَضْعِ الْإِلَهِيِّ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The most repulsive quality is dishonesty
أَقْبَحُ الْخَلَائِقِ الْكَذِبُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The ugliest thing is falsehood
أَقْبَحُ شَيْءٍ الْإِفْكُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The most prevalent thing [among the people] is lying and treachery
أَكْثَرُ شَيْءٍ الْكَذِبُ وَالْخِيَانَةُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The bane of transmission is distortion of the narration
آفَةُ النَّقْلِ كَذِبُ الرِّوَايَةِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The bane of speech is lying
آفَةُ الْحَدِيثِ الْكَذِبُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
It is through lying that the hypocrites adorn themselves
بِالْكَذِبِ يَتَزَيَّنُ أَهْلُ النِّفَاقِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
How evil a speech lying is!
بِئْسَ الْمَنْطِقُ الْكَذِبُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The worst qualities are dishonesty and hypocrisy
شَرُّ الْأَخْلَاقِ الْكَذِبُ وَالنِّفَاقُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The worst of narrations is one that has the most falsehood
شَرُّ الرِّوَايَاتِ أَكْثَرُهَا إِفْكاً
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The worst of habits is lying
شَرُّ الشِّيَمِ الْكَذِبُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The sickness of dishonesty is the worst sickness and the lapse of the cautious one is the gravest lapse
عِلَّةُ الْكَذِبِ شَرُّ عِلَّةٍ وَزَلَّةُ الْمُتَوَقِّي أَشَدُّ زَلَّةٍ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
How can one be safe from the punishment of Allah when he is quick in making false oaths
كَيْفَ يَسْلَمُ مِنْ عَذَابِ اللَّهِ الْمُتَسَرِّعُ إِلَى الْيَمِينِ الْفَاجِرَةِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
If things were to be differentiated from each other, honesty would be with courage and cowardice would be with dishonesty
لَوْ تَمَيَّزَتِ الْأَشْيَاءُ لَكَانَ الصِّدْقُ مَعَ الشَّجَاعَةِ وَكَانَ الْجُبْنُ مَعَ الْكَذِبِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Telling lies is not from the moral teachings of Islam
لَيْسَ الْكَذِبُ مِنْ خَلَائِقِ الْإِسْلَامِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
An intelligent person does not lie and a believer does not fornicate
مَا كَذَبَ عَاقِلٌ وَلَا زَنَى [خَانَ] مُؤْمِنٌ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
How repulsive is dishonesty by the people of virtue!
مَا أَقْبَحَ الْكَذِبَ بِذَوِي الْفَضْلِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The spoiler of knowledge is dishonesty and the spoiler of seriousness is idle play
نَكَدُ الْعِلْمِ الْكَذِبُ وَنَكَدُ الْجَدِّ اللَّعِبُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
There is no trait more repulsive than lying
لَا شِيمَةَ أَقْبَحُ مِنَ الْكَذِبِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
There is neither any good in those who are habitual liars nor is there any good in dishonest scholars
لَا خَيْرَ فِي الْكَذَّابِينَ وَلَا فِي الْعُلَمَاءِ الْأَفَّاكِينَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The [one who is known to be a] incessant liar is suspected in his speech, even if his proof is strong and his tone is truthful
الْكَذَّابُ مُتَّهَمٌ فِي قَوْلِهِ وَإِنْ قَوِيَتْ حُجَّتُهُ وَصَدَقَتْ لَهْجَتُهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The incessant liar and the dead are similar, for indeed (or because) the merit of the living over the dead is the ability to rely on him, so if his words are not reliable then [it is as if] his life is nullified
الْكَذَّابُ وَالْمَيِّتُ سَوَاءٌ فَإِنَّ [لِأَنَ] فَضِيلَةَ الْحَيِّ عَلَى الْمَيِّتِ الثِّقَةُ بِهِ فَإِذَا لَمْ يُوثَقْ بِكَلَامِهِ [فَقَدْ] بَطَلَتْ حَيَاتُهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
There is no trustworthiness in an incessant liar and there is no safeguarding [from sin] in the morally corrupt
لَيْسَ لِكَذُوبٍ أَمَانَةٌ وَلَا لِفَجُورٍ صِيَانَةٌ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
One who lies excessively is not believed
مَنْ كَثُرَ كَذِبُهُ لَمْ يُصَدَّقْ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
One who is known for lying, the trust [of others] in him decreases
مَنْ عُرِفَ بِالْكَذِبِ قَلَّتِ الثِّقَةُ بِهِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
One who is known for lying, [even] his truth will not be accepted
مَنْ عُرِفَ بِالْكَذِبِ لَمْ يُقْبَلْ صِدْقُهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
There is no good in the knowledge of habitual liars
لَا خَيْرَ فِي عِلْمِ الْكَذَّابِينَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
There is no good in the words of liars
لَا خَيْرَ فِي قَوْلِ الْأَفَّاكِينَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The liar is disgraced and humiliated
الْكَاذِبُ مُهَانٌ ذَلِيلٌ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Lying is disgrace and treachery (and regret)
الْكَذِبُ مَهَانَةٌ وَخِيَانَةٌ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Lying degrades a person
الْكَذِبُ يُزْرِي بِالْإِنْسَانِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Lying leads to slander
الْكَذِبُ يُوجِبُ الْوَقِيعَةَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
A liar is at the brink of an abyss [of ruin] and disgrace
الْكَاذِبُ عَلَى شَفَا مَهْوَاةٍ وَمَهَانَةٍ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Lying destroys the one who accompanies it and saves the one who eschews it
الْكَذِبُ يُرْدِي مُصَاحِبَهُ وَيُنْجِي مُجَانِبُهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Lying is [a cause of] disgrace in this world and [leads one to] hellfire in the Hereafter
الْكَذِبُ فِي الْعَاجِلَةِ عَارٌ وَفِي الْآجِلَةِ [الْآخِرَةِ] عَذَابُ النَّارِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The fruit of lying is disgrace in this world and chastisement in the Hereafter
ثَمَرَةُ الْكَذِبِ الْمَهَانَةُ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْعَذَابُ فِي الْآخِرَةِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Lying is the corruption of [one’s] prestige
فَسَادُ الْبَهَاءِ الْكَذِبُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
One whose lying increases, his prestige decreases
مَنْ كَثُرَ كَذِبُهُ قَلَّ بَهَاؤُهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
From the disgrace of the incessant liar is his readiness to swear [that he is truthful] for one who does not [even] ask him to swear
مِنْ مَهَانَةِ الْكَذَّابِ جُودُهُ [الْجُودُ] بِالْيَمِينِ لِغَيْرِ مُسْتَحْلِفٍ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Lying makes one fall [into destruction]
الْكَذِبُ يُرْدِي،
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Dishonesty is a disgraceful flaw
الْكَذِبُ عَيْبٌ فَاضِحٌ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Lying corrupts everything
الْكَذِبُ فَسَادُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Lying destroys you even if you are [apparently made] safe by it
[وَ] الْكَذِبُ يُرْدِيكَ وَإِنْ أَمِنْتَهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Lying leads to hypocrisy
الْكَذِبُ يُؤَدِّي إِلَى النِّفَاقِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The attributes that lead to evil are lying, stinginess, injustice and ignorance
الْخِلَالُ الْمُنْتِجَةُ لِلشَّرِّ الْكَذِبُ وَالْبُخْلُ وَالْجَوْرُ وَالْجَهْلُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Be careful of obscene language and lies, for indeed they degrade the speaker
احْذَرْ فُحْشَ الْقَوْلِ وَالْكَذِبَ فَإِنَّهُمَا يُزْرِيَانِ بِالْقَائِلِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The furthest of all people from goodness is the incessant liar and the brazen-faced
أَبْعَدُ النَّاسِ مِنَ الصَّلَاحِ الْكَذُوبُ وَذُو الْوَجْهِ الْوَقَاحُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Eschew lying for indeed it alienates one from faith
جَانِبُوا الْكَذِبَ فَإِنَّهُ مُجَانِبُ الْإِيمَانِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The consequence of lying is rebuke and regret
عَاقِبَةُ الْكَذِبِ مَلَامَةٌ وَنَدَامَةٌ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Your knowing that you are a liar suffices as a rebuke for lying
كَفَاكَ مُوَبِّخاً عَلَى الْكَذِبِ عِلْمُكَ بِأَنَّكَ كَاذِبٌ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
One who lies corrupts his magnanimity
مَنْ كَذَبَ أَفْسَدَ مُرُوَّتَهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The habitual liar has no shame
لَا حَيَاءَ لِكَذَّابٍ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Lying and magnanimity don’t go together
لَا يَجْتَمِعُ الْكَذِبُ وَالْمُرُوءَةُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The liar earns three things by his lies: the wrath of Allah upon him, scorn of the people and hatred of the angels
يَكْتَسِبُ الْكَاذِبُ بِكَذِبِهِ ثَلَاثاً سَخَطَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ وَاسْتِهَانَةَ النَّاسِ بِهِ وَمَقْتَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ لَهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Excessive lying leads to slander
كَثْرَةُ كَذِبِ الْمَرْءِ تُذْهِبُ بَهَاءَهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Excessive lying leads to slander
كَثْرَةُ الْكَذِبِ تُوجِبُ الْوَقِيعَةَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Excessive lying corrupts the religion and increases the [burden of] sin
كَثْرَةُ الْكَذِبِ تُفْسِدُ الدِّينَ وَيُعْظِمُ الْوِزْرَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech