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

Entrance

Entrance الداخل والقادم

1. One who enters into a place of evil is [suspected and] accused.

1ـ مَنْ دَخَلَ مَداخِلَ السُّوءِ أُتُّهِمَ.

2. For everyone who enters [into an unfamiliar place] there is consternation and perplexity.

2ـ لِكُلِّ داخِل دَهْشَةٌ وذُهُولٌ.

3. For everyone who enters there is [a feeling of] consternation, so begin with salaam[^1].

3ـ لِكُلِّ داخِل دَهْشَةٌ فَابْدَأوا بِالسَّلامِ.

4. 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.