Unrest (or acquisition [of property]) is accompanied by hardship
الْفِتْنَةُ [القينة] مَقْرُونَةٌ بِالْعَنَاءِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Continual strife is from the greatest tribulations
دَوَامُ الْفِتَنِ مِنْ أَعْظَمِ الْمِحَنِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
One of the greatest tribulations is the continuation of strife
مِنْ أَعْظَمِ الْمِحَنِ دَوَامُ الْفِتَنِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
An unjust and oppressive ruler is better than perpetual strife
وَالٍ ظَلُومٌ غَشُومٌ خَيْرٌ مِنْ فِتْنَةٍ تَدُومُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Spilling blood without just cause invites the descending of divine wrath and the cessation of blessings
سَفْكُ الدِّمَاءِ بِغَيْرِ حَقِّهَا يَدْعُو إِلَى حُلُولِ النِّقْمَةِ وَزَوَالِ النِّعْمَةِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
I swear by my life that in the flames of unrest [that come after me], the believer will get destroyed while the non-Muslim shall remain safe
قَدْ لَعَمْرِي يَهْلِكُ فِي لَهَبِ الْفِتْنَةِ الْمُؤْمِنُ وَيَسْلَمُ فِيهَا غَيْرُ الْمُسْلِمِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
In times of unrest, be like an adolescent camel that has neither udders for milking nor a back strong enough for riding
كُنْ فِي الْفِتْنَةِ كَابْنِ اللَّبُونِ لَا ضَرْعٌ فَيُحْلَبَ وَلَا ظَهْرٌ فَيُرْكَبَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
One who provokes a latent evil, in it will be his own destruction
مَنْ أَثَارَ كَامِنَ الشَّرِّ كَانَ فِيهِ عَطَبُهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
One who ignites the fire of sedition will become fuel for it
مَنْ شَبَّ نَارَ الْفِتْنَةِ كَانَ وَقُوداً لَهَا
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Do not plunge into the surge (or fire) of sedition that comes your way, and move away from its path while opening up the middle of the road for it [to pass]
لَا تَقْتَحِمُوا مَا اسْتَقْبَلْتُمْ مِنْ فَوْرِ الْفِتْنَةِ وَأَمِيطُوا عَنْ سَنَنِهَا [سُنَّتِهَا] وَخَلُّوا قَصْدَ السَّبِيلِ لَهَا
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Indeed you are just like the one who stabs himself in order to kill the one who is sitting behind him
إِنَّمَا أَنْتَ كَالطَّاعِنِ نَفْسَهُ لِيَقْتُلَ رِدْفَهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech