Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Entrance
Entrance الداخل والقادم
- One who enters into a place of evil is [suspected and] accused.
1ـ مَنْ دَخَلَ مَداخِلَ السُّوءِ أُتُّهِمَ.
- For everyone who enters [into an unfamiliar place] there is consternation and perplexity.
2ـ لِكُلِّ داخِل دَهْشَةٌ وذُهُولٌ.
- For everyone who enters there is [a feeling of] consternation, so begin with salaam[^1].
3ـ لِكُلِّ داخِل دَهْشَةٌ فَابْدَأوا بِالسَّلامِ.
- Everyone who arrives has [a feeling of] perplexity, so make him comfortable with [kind] words.
4ـ لِكُلِّ قادِم حَيْرَةٌ فَابْسُطُوهُ بِالكَلامِ.
[^1]: The Islamic greeting: Salāmun ‘alaykum.