Cognizance is the light of the heart
الْمَعْرِفَةُ نُورُ الْقَلْبِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Cognizance is the successful attainment of [purification and] the sacred
الْمَعْرِفَةُ الْفَوْزُ بِالْقُدْسِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Cognizance is the evidence of excellence (or nobility)
الْمَعْرِفَةُ بُرْهَانُ [بُنْيَانُ النُّبْلِ] الْفَضْلِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The loss of eyesight is better than the blinding of insight
ذَهَابُ الْبَصَرِ خَيْرٌ مِنْ عَمَى الْبَصِيرَةِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Loss of eyesight is easier than loss of insight
فَقْدُ الْبَصَرِ أَهْوَنُ مِنْ فِقْدَانِ الْبَصِيرَةِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
For the seeker who achieves what he seeks, there is delight in [his] accomplishment
لِلطَّالِبِ الْبَالِغِ لَذَّةُ الْإِدْرَاكِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
A little knowledge removes a lot of ignorance
لَا يَسْتَخِفُّ بِالْعِلْمِ وَأَهْلِهِ إِلَّا أَحْمَقٌ جَاهِلٌ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Eyesight is of no benefit if insight is blinded
نَظَرُ الْبَصَرِ لَا يُجْدِي إِذَا عَمِيَتِ الْبَصِيرَةُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The worshipper without knowledge is like the donkey that drives a mill, it moves round and round but does not depart from its place
الْمُتَعَبِّدُ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ كَحِمَارِ الطَّاحُونَةِ يَدُورُ وَلَا يَبْرَحُ مِنْ مَكَانِهِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Then listen attentively, O people, and open the ears of your hearts so that you may understand
فَاسْمَعُوا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ وَعُوا وَأَحْضِرُوا آذَانَ قُلُوبِكُمْ تَفْهَمُوا
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The perfection of a person is his intellect and his value is his benevolence
كَمَالُ الْمَرْءِ عَقْلُهُ وَقِيمَتُهُ فَضْلُهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
A person’s value is indicated by his knowledge and intellect
يُنْبِئُ عَنْ قِيمَةِ كُلِّ امْرِئٍ عِلْمُهُ وَعَقْلُهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Whoever does not know how to distinguish good from evil, then he is [actually] from the beasts
مَنْ لَمْ يَعْرِفِ الْخَيْرَ مِنَ الشَّرِّ فَهُوَ مِنَ الْبَهَائِمِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The opinion of an elderly person is more beloved to me than the fortitude [and bravery] of a youth
رَأْيُ الشَّيْخِ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ جَلَدِ الْغُلَامِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech