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

Descent And Lineage

Descent and lineage-العُنْصُر والمحتد والأعراق

  1. ne whose lineage is wicked, his presence [in any gathering] is bad.

1ـ مَنْ خَبُثَ عُنْصُرُهُ ساءَ مَحْضَرُهُ.

  1. One whose lineage is honourable, his presence is good.

2ـ مَنْ كَرُمَ مَحْتِدُهُ حَسُنَ مَشْهَدُهُ.

  1. Good manners are from the [signs of] honourable descent.

3ـ مِنْ شَرَفِ الأعْراقِ كَرَمُ الأخْلاقِ.