Justice is a merit for the ruler
الْعَدْلُ فَضِيلَةُ السُّلْطَانِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The kings are [supposed to be] defenders of the religion
الْمُلُوكُ حُمَاةُ الدِّينِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
A just leader is better [and more beneficial] than heavy rainfall
إِمَامٌ عَادِلٌ خَيْرٌ مِنْ مَطَرٍ وَابِلٍ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Justice is the better of the two policies
الْعَدْلُ أَفْضَلُ السِّيَاسَتَيْنِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The best king is the just one
أَفْضَلُ الْمُلُوكِ الْعَادِلُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The most exalted of kings is one who has control over himself and spreads justice
أَجَلُّ الْمُلُوكِ مَنْ مَلَكَ نَفْسَهُ وَبَسَطَ [منه] الْعَدْلَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Verily the renunciation of a tyrant’s reign is to the extent of the desire for the reign of a just ruler
إِنَّ الزُّهْدَ فِي وِلَايَةِ الظَّالِمِ بِقَدْرِ الرَّغْبَةِ فِي وِلَايَةِ الْعَادِلِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The king’s crown is his justice
تَاجُ الْمَلِكِ عَدْلُهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The beauty of politics is [maintaining] justice in authority and pardoning despite having power [to punish]
جَمَالُ السِّيَاسَةِ الْعَدْلُ فِي الْإِمْرَةِ وَالْعَفْوُ مَعَ الْقُدْرَةِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The best of policies is justice
خَيْرُ السِّيَاسَاتِ الْعَدْلُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The coming to power of the just is from the necessities
دَوْلَةُ الْعَادِلِ مِنَ الْوَاجِبَاتِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The sovereignty of the great (or honourable) people is one of the best of bounties
دَوْلَةُ الْأَكَابِرِ [الْأَكَارِمِ] مِنْ أَفْضَلِ الْمَغَانِمِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The reign of the intelligent one is like the relative who longs to unite [with his dear ones]
دَوْلَةُ الْعَاقِلِ كَالنَّسِيبِ يَحِنُّ إِلَى الْوُصْلَةِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The adornment of kingship is justice
زَيْنُ الْمَلِكِ الْعَدْلُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The era of the just [ruler] is the best of eras
زَمَانُ الْعَادِلِ خَيْرُ الْأَزْمِنَةِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The intrinsic nature of the intellect impels it to employ justice
غَرِيزَةُ الْعَقْلِ تَحْدُو عَلَى اسْتِعْمَالِ الْعَدْلِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
There is no reward with Allah, the Glorified, greater than the reward of a just ruler and a benevolent man
لَيْسَ ثَوَابٌ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ سُبْحَانَهُ أَعْظَمُ مِنْ ثَوَابِ السُّلْطَانِ الْعَادِلِ وَالرَّجُلِ الْمُحْسِنِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The sovereignty of the honourable is one of the most beneficial gains
مِنْ أَعْوَدِ الْغَنَائِمِ دَوْلَةُ الْأَكَارِمِ [الْمَكَارِمِ]
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The policy of justice comprises of three things: judiciousness in leniency, fairness in investigation and moderation in munificence
سِيَاسَةُ الْعَدْلِ ثَلَاثٌ لِينٌ فِي حَزْمٍ وَاسْتِقْصَاءٌ فِي عَدْلٍ وَإِفْضَالٌ فِي قَصْدٍ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Justice reforms the people
الْعَدْلُ يُصْلِحُ الْبَرِيَّةَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Justice is the system of leadership
الْعَدْلُ نِظَامُ الْإِمْرَةِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Justice is the mainstay of the populace
الْعَدْلُ قِوَامُ الرَّعِيَّةِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Justice is the mainstay of the creation)
الْعَدْلُ قِوَامُ الْبَرِيَّةِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Leadership (im?mah) is a social order
الْإِمَامَةُ نِظَامُ الْأُمَّةِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Obedience is a mark of respect to the Imamate
الطَّاعَةُ تَعْظِيمُ الْإِمَامَةِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The masses are not reformed except by justice
الرَّعِيَّةُ لَا يُصْلِحُهَا إِلَّا الْعَدْلُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The just [ruler] is a custodian who awaits one of the two rewards (or the better of the two rewards)
الْعَادِلُ رَاعٍ يَنْتَظِرُ أَحَدَ الْجَزَاءَيْنِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Obedience is the shield of the people and justice is the shield of governments
الطَّاعَةُ جُنَّةُ الرَّعِيَّةِ وَالْعَدْلُ جُنَّةُ الدُّوَلِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Justice is the mainstay of the populace and the splendour of the rulers
الْعَدْلُ قِوَامُ الرَّعِيَّةِ وَجَمَالُ الْوُلَاةِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
When a king builds his kingdom on the foundations of justice and sustains it on the pillars of reason, Allah helps his friends and forsakes his enemies
إِذَا بَنَى الْمَلِكُ عَلَى قَوَاعِدِ الْعَدْلِ وَدَعَمَ بِدَعَائِمِ الْعَقْلِ نَصَرَ اللَّهُ مُوَالِيَهُ وَخَذَلَ مُعَادِيَهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Through justice, the populace is reformed
بِالْعَدْلِ تَصْلُحُ الرَّعِيَّةُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Be just and your power will last
اعْدِلْ تَدُمْ لَكَ الْقُدْرَةُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The stability of nations is through the establishment of the practice of justice
ثَبَاتُ الدُّوَلِ بِإِقَامَةِ سُنَنِ الْعَدْلِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The virtues of an intelligent ruler are spread far and wide
سُلْطَانُ الْعَاقِلِ يَنْشُرُ مَنَاقِبَهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The uprightness [and betterment] of the populace is [achieved through] justice
صَلَاحُ الرَّعِيَّةِ الْعَدْلُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The justice of a king is the life of the populace and the prosperity of the creatures
عَدْلُ السُّلْطَانِ حَيَاةُ الرَّعِيَّةِ وَصَلَاحُ الْبَرِيَّةِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Following the way of Allah and the stability of nations lies in justice
فِي الْعَدْلِ الِاقْتِدَاءُ بِسُنَّةِ اللَّهِ وَثَبَاتُ الدُّوَلِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Everyone who surrenders [to Allah] is protected
كُلُّ مُسْتَسْلِمٍ مُوَقًّى
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Let your riding mount be justice, for one who rides on it gains mastery
لِيَكُنْ مَرْكَبُكَ الْعَدْلَ فَمَنْ رَكِبَهُ مَلَكَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The chain of delusion will never be severed until the rising of the [Imam of the] avenger of the age
لَنْ تَنْقَطِعَ سِلْسِلَةُ الْهَذَيَانِ حَتَّى يُدْرَكَ الثَّأْرُ مِنَ الزَّمَانِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Nothing ever preserves nations like the exercising of justice in them
لَنْ تُحَصَّنَ الدُّوَلُ بِمِثْلِ اسْتِعْمَالِ الْعَدْلِ فِيهَا
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
One who is just gains [and strengthens his] power [and authority]
مَنْ عَدَلَ تَمَكَّنَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The ruling of one who is just gets acted upon
مَنْ عَدَلَ نَفَذَ حُكْمُهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
One whose justice increases, his days are praised
مَنْ كَثُرَ عَدْلُهُ حُمِدَتْ أَيَّامُهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Allah unfolds His mercy upon one who acts justly in the lands
مَنْ عَدَلَ فِي الْبِلَادِ نَشَرَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ الرَّحْمَةَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
One who is just in his kingship becomes needless of his aides
مَنْ عَدَلَ فِي سُلْطَانِهِ اسْتَغْنَى عَنْ أَعْوَانِهِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Whoever acts justly, Allah fortifies his kingdom
مَنْ عَمِلَ بِالْعَدْلِ حَصَّنَ اللَّهُ مُلْكَهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Whoever is just in his rule and shows kindness [to the people], Allah will elevate his stature and will strengthen [and grant victory to] his helpers
مَنْ عَدَلَ فِي سُلْطَانِهِ وَبَذَلَ إِحْسَانَهُ أَعْلَى اللَّهُ شَأْنَهُ وَأَعَزَّ أَعْوَانَهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Whoever does good to the people, Allah covers him with His mercy and places him in His pardon
مَنْ أَحْسَنَ إِلَى رَعِيَّتِهِ نَشَرَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ جَنَاحَ رَحْمَتِهِ وَأَدْخَلَهُ فِي مَغْفِرَتِهِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Nothing brings prosperity to the lands like justice
مَا عُمِرَتِ الْبُلْدَانُ بِمِثْلِ الْعَدْلِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Nothing protects empires like justice
مَا حُصِّنَ الدُّوَلُ بِمِثْلِ الْعَدْلِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech