Ghurar al-Hikam

Akalim of Amirul Mumineen Maulana Ali (AS)

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Akalim of Amirul Mumineen Maulana Ali (AS)

Truthfulness

51. Truthfulness has diminished among the people and dishonesty has become abundant; love is been expressed by [people with their] tongue while they hate each other with their hearts.

51. Truthfulness has diminished among the people and dishonesty has become abundant; love is been expressed by [people with their] tongue while they hate each other with their hearts.

51 غاضَ الصِّدْقُ فِي النّاسِ، وفاضَ الكِذْبُ وَاسْتُعْمِلَتِ المَوَدَّةُ بِاللِّسانِ، وتَشاحَنُوا بِالقُلُوبِ.

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52. For everything there is an adornment and the adornment of speech is truthfulness.

52. For everything there is an adornment and the adornment of speech is truthfulness.

52 لِكُلِّ شَيْء حيلَةٌ (حِلْيَةٌ وحِلْيَةُ)، وحِيلَةُ المَنْطِقِ الصِّدْقُ.

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54. Let the most trustworthy of people in your estimation be the one who is most truthful in his speech.

54. Let the most trustworthy of people in your estimation be the one who is most truthful in his speech.

54 لِيَكُنْ أوْثَقُ النّاسِ لَدَيْكَ أنْطَقَهُمْ بِالصِّدْقِ.

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55. Let your recourse be to the truth, for indeed truth is the best companion.

55. Let your recourse be to the truth, for indeed truth is the best companion.

55 لِيَكُنْ مَرْجِعُكَ إلَى الصِّدْقِ، فَإنَّ الصِّدْقَ خَيْرُ قَرين.

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56. If things were to be differentiated from each other, honesty would be with courage and cowardice would be with dishonesty.

56. If things were to be differentiated from each other, honesty would be with courage and cowardice would be with dishonesty.

56 لَوْ تَمَيَّزَتِ الأشْياءُ لَكانَ الصِّدْقُ مَعَ الشَّجاعَةِ وَكانَ الجُبْنُ مَعَ الكِذْبُ.

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57. A goodly mention is better for a person than the wealth that he bequeaths to the one who does not praise him.

57. A goodly mention is better for a person than the wealth that he bequeaths to the one who does not praise him.

57 لِسانُ الصِّدْقِ خَيْرٌ لِلْمَرْءِ مِنَ المالِ يُوَرِّثُهُ مَنْ لايَحْمَدُهُ.

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59. Whoever is known for his truthfulness, his lies are [also] accepted.

59. Whoever is known for his truthfulness, his lies are [also] accepted.

59 مَنْ عُرِفَ بِالصِّدْقِ جازَ كِذْبُهُ.

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