Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Countries And Homelands
Countries and Homelands البِلاد والأوطان
- The worst of countries is the country in which there is neither peace nor productivity.
1ـ شَـرُّ البِلادِ بَلَدٌ لا أمْنَ فيهِ وَلا خِصْبَ.
- The worst homelands are those in which the inhabitants are not safe.
2ـ شَـرُّ الأوطانِ ما لَمْ يَأمَنْ (لايأمَنُ) فيهِ القُطَّانُ.
- There is no country (or city) that has a greater right over you than another; the best country is the one that bears you.
3ـ لَيْسَ بَلَدٌ أحَقُّ البِلادِ بِكَ مِنْ بَلَد، خَيْرُ البِلادِ ما
حَمَلَكَ.