Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech

Disagreement

Disagreement الخِلاف والإختلاف

1. Disagreement wrecks [good] ideas.

1ـ اَلخِلافُ يَهْدِمُ الآراءَ.

2. Organized affairs are disrupted by disagreement.

2ـ اَلاُمُورُ المُنْتَظِمَةُ يُفْسِدُهَا الخِلافُ.

3. The cause of disunity is disagreement.

3ـ سَبَبُ الفُرْقَةِ اَلاِخْتِلافُ.

4. With disagreement there is no harmony.

4ـ لَيْسَ مََعَ الخِلافِ اِيتِلافٌ.

5. From disagreement stems repulsion [and hatred].[^1]

5ـ مِنَ الخِلافِ تَـكُونُ النَّبْوَةُ.

6. Too much disagreement is discord.

6ـ كَثْرَةُ الخِلافِ شِقاقٌ.

7. Disagreement is the motive for wars.

7ـ اَلخُلْفُ مَثارُ الحُُروبِ.

8. Disputes demonstrate the foolishness of a person and do not increase his claim.

8ـ اَلمُخاصَمَةُ تُبْدي سَفَهَ الرَّجُلِ ولاتَزيدُ في حَقِّهِ.

[^1]: Another possible translation as mentioned by ‘Allāma Khwānsari (r) is: From opposition (to vain desires) loftiness is achieved.