اسْتَعِنْ عَلَى الْعَدْلِ بِحُسْنِ النِّيَّةِ فِي الرَّعِيَّةِ وَقِلَّةِ الطَّمَعِ وَكَثْرَةِ الْوَرَعِ
Have recourse to justice with good intention for the populace, reduced covetousness and increased piety
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
أَقِمِ النَّاسَ عَلَى سُنَّتِهِمْ وَدِينِهِمْ وَلْيَأْمَنْكَ بَرِئُهُمْ وَلْيَخَفْكَ مُرِيبُهُمْ وَتَعَاهَدْ ثُغُورَهُمْ وَأَطْرَافَهُمْ [أَطْرَافَ بِلَادِهِمْ]
Direct the people [based] on their practices and religions; let the innocent from among them be safe [from your wrath] and let the suspicious ones be afraid of you, and protect their frontiers and borders
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
إِنَّ السُّلْطَانَ لَأَمِينُ اللَّهِ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَمُقِيمُ الْعَدْلِ فِي الْبِلَادِ وَالْعِبَادِ وَوَزَعَتُهُ [وَ زَرَعَتُهُ] فِي الْأَرْضِ
Verily the ruler is a trustee of Allah on earth, the establisher of justice in the lands and among the people, and the one who deters people from misdeeds in the land
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
إِنَّ هَذَا الْمَالَ لَيْسَ لِي وَلَكَ وَإِنَّمَا هُوَ لِلْمُسْلِمِينَ وَجَلَبُ أَسْيَافِهِمْ فَإِنْ شَرِكْتَهُمْ فِي حَرْبِهِمْ شَرِكْتَهُمْ فِيهِ وَإِلَّا فَجَنَا أَيْدِيهِمْ لَا يَكُونُ لِغَيْرِ أَفْوَاهِهِمْ
Verily this wealth is not for me or you, rather it belongs to the Muslims and [is] for obtaining their weapons [of defence]; so if you participate in their war [with them] then you are a partner in it, otherwise that which their hands have acquired cannot be for other than their [own] consumption
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
إِذَا وُلِّيتَ فَاعْدِلْ
When you are given a position of authority, [then] act justly
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
إِذَا أَرَدْتَ أَنْ تُطَاعَ فَاسْأَلْ مَا يُسْتَطَاعُ
If you want to be obeyed [or your request to be granted] then ask for that which is feasible
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
خَيْرُ الْمُلُوكِ مَنْ أَمَاتَ الْجَوْرَ وَأَحْيَا الْعَدْلَ
The best king is one who annihilates oppression and enlivens justice
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
ذُدْ عَنْ [ذُرْ عَنْ] شَرَائِعِ الدِّينِ وَحُطْ ثُغُورَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَأَحْرِزْ دِينَكَ وَأَمَانَتَكَ بِإِنْصَافِكَ مِنْ نَفْسِكَ وَالْعَمَلِ بِالْعَدْلِ فِي رَعِيَّتِكَ
Defend the religious laws, protect the borders of the Muslim lands and safeguard your religion and your trust through your impartiality towards yourself and acting justly among your subjects
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
زَكَاةُ السُّلْطَانِ إِغَاثَةُ الْمَلْهُوفِ
The alms-tax of the king is assisting the aggrieved
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
مَنْ لَمْ يُنْصِفِ الْمَظْلُومَ مِنَ الظَّالِمِ عَظُمَتْ آثَامُهُ
Whoever does not seek justice for the oppressed from the oppressor, his sins are magnified
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
مَنْ لَمْ يُنْصِفِ الْمَظْلُومَ مِنَ الظَّالِمِ سَلَبَهُ اللَّهُ قُدْرَتَهُ
Whoever does not seek justice for the oppressed from the oppressor, Allah will take away his power
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
لَا تُؤْيِسِ الضُّعَفَاءَ مِنْ عَدْلِكَ
Do not let the weak lose hope in your justice
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
عَلَيْكُمْ بِالْإِحْسَانِ إِلَى الْعِبَادِ وَالْعَدْلِ فِي الْبِلَادِ تَأْمَنُوا عِنْدَ قِيَامِ الْأَشْهَادِ
Be good to the servants [of Allah] and act justly in the lands, [by this] you will safe when the witnesses are presented [on the Day of Judgment]
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
عَلَى الْإِمَامِ أَنْ يُعْلِمَ أَهْلَ وَلَايَتِهِ حُدُودَ الْإِسْلَامِ وَالْإِيمَانِ
It is the duty of the Imam to teach the people who follow him about the boundaries of Islam and Im?n [faith]
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
فِي حَمْلِ عِبَادِ اللَّهِ عَلَى أَحْكَامِ اللَّهِ اسْتِيفَاءُ الْحُقُوقِ وَكُلُّ الرِّفْقِ
In impelling the servants of Allah to follow (or in their acting upon) the ordinances of Allah, there is the fulfilment of rights and all of kindness
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
فَضِيلَةُ السُّلْطَانِ عِمَارَةُ الْبُلْدَانِ
The merit of a king is in building prosperous cities
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
كَمَا تَدِينُ تُدَانُ
As you deal with others, so too will you be dealt with
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
لَوِ اسْتَوَتْ قَدَمَايَ مِنْ هَذِهِ الْمَدَاحِضِ لَغَيَّرْتُ أَشْيَاءَ
If my feet were to rest firmly on these slippery areas, I would surely change [many] things
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
مِنَ النُّبْلِ أَنْ تَتَيَقَّظَ لِإِيجَابِ حَقِّ الرَّعِيَّةِ إِلَيْكَ وَتَتَغَابَى عَنِ الْجِنَايَةِ عَلَيْكَ
It is part of nobility that you [should] be attentive in fulfilling the rights of your subjects upon you and that you disregard any [of their] offences towards you
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم