Seclusion is the best (or the fortification of) piety
الْعُزْلَةُ حُسْنُ التَّقْوَى
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Seclusion is the best trait of the sagacious
الْعُزْلَةُ أَفْضَلُ شِيَمِ الْأَكْيَاسِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
When you see that Allah is making you comfortable with His creation and isolating you from His remembrance, then [know that] He dislikes you
إِذَا رَأَيْتَ اللَّهَ يُؤْنِسُكَ بِخَلْقِهِ وَيُوحِشُكَ مِنْ ذِكْرِهِ فَقَدْ أَبْغَضَكَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
In secluding oneself for the worship of Allah there are treasures of benefit
فِي الِانْفِرَادِ لِعِبَادَةِ اللَّهِ كُنُوزُ الْأَرْبَاحِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
In seclusion from the worldly people there is accumulation of goodness
فِي اعْتِزَالِ أَبْنَاءِ الدُّنْيَا جِمَاعُ الصَّلَاحِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Whoever believes in one God is saved
قَدْ نَجَا مَنْ وَحَّدَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
How can one become intimate with Allah when he has not separated himself from the creation?
كَيْفَ يَأْنَسُ بِاللَّهِ مَنْ لَا يَسْتَوْحِشُ مِنَ الْخَلْقِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
One who tests [the people who love this world] secludes himself [from them]
مَنِ اخْتَبَرَ اعْتَزَلَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
One who secludes himself, his indifference towards the pleasures of this world becomes strong
مَنِ اعْتَزَلَ حَسُنَتْ زَهَادَتُهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
One who knows [the true nature of] the people, isolates himself
مَنْ عَرَفَ النَّاسَ تَفَرَّدَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Remaining in seclusion [when it is required to safeguard faith] is the habit of the righteous
مُلَازَمَةُ الْخَلْوَةِ دَأْبُ الصُّلَحَاءِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Continuous solitude is safer than mingling with the people
مُدَاوَمَةُ الْوَحْدَةِ أَسْلَمُ مِنْ خُلْطَةِ النَّاسِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
How good a worship seclusion is!
نِعْمَ الْعِبَادَةُ الْعُزْلَةُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Safety is in solitude
السَّلَامَةُ فِي التَّفَرُّدِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Solitude is the comfort of the worshippers
الِانْفِرَادُ رَاحَةُ الْمُتَعَبِّدِينَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Verily in anonymity [and lack of fame and prominence] there is peace of mind
إِنَّ فِي الْخُمُولِ لَرَاحَةً
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The safety of religion is in seclusion from the people
سَلَامَةُ الدِّينِ فِي اعْتِزَالِ النَّاسِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Reduced mingling preserves religion and relieves one from having to associate with wicked people
قِلَّةُ الْخُلْطَةِ [الخطة] تَصُونُ الدِّينَ وَتُرِيحُ مِنْ مُقَارَبَةِ الْأَشْرَارِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Having many acquaintances is a tribulation, and socializing with the people is an ordeal
كَثْرَةُ الْمَعَارِفِ مِحْنَةٌ وَخُلْطَةُ النَّاسِ فِتْنَةٌ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
One who secludes [from the people] himself remains safe
مَنِ اعْتَزَلَ سَلِمَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Whoever secludes himself, his piety remains safeguarded?
مَنِ اعْتَزَلَ سَلِمَ وَرَعُهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
One who secludes himself from the people is safe from their evil
مَنِ اعْتَزَلَ النَّاسَ سَلِمَ مِنْ شَرِّهِمْ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
One who isolates himself is spared from sorrows
مَنِ انْفَرَدَ كُفِيَ الْأَحْزَانَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
One who isolates himself from the people becomes intimate with Allah, the Glorified
مَنِ انْفَرَدَ عَنِ النَّاسِ أَنِسَ بِاللَّهِ سُبْحَانَهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
One who isolates himself from the people preserves his religion
مَنِ انْفَرَدَ عَنِ النَّاسِ صَانَ دِينَهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
It behoves the one who wants to reform himself and protect his religion to avoid mingling with people who seek [the wealth and pleasures of] this world
يَنْبَغِي لِمَنْ أَرَادَ صَلَاحَ نَفْسِهِ وَإِحْرَازَ دِينِهِ أَنْ يَجْتَنِبَ مُخَالَطَةَ أَبْنَاءِ الدُّنْيَا
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech