Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Equity
Equity-الإنصاف
- Equity is [a source of] comfort, evil is [a sign of] impudence.
1ـ اَلإنْصافُ راحَةٌ، اَلشَّرُ وَقاحَةٌ.
- Equity is a symbol of nobility.
2ـ اَلإنْصافُ عُنْوانُ النُّبْلِ.
- Equity is a trait of the honourable ones.
3ـ اَلإنْصافُ شيمَةُ الأشْرافِ.
- Equity is the most superior of merits.
4ـ اَلإنْصافُ أفْضَلُ الْفَضائِلِ.
- Equity removes differences and brings about harmony.
5 ـ اَلإنْصافُ يَرْفَعُ الخِلافَ ويُوجِبُ الاِيتلافَ.
- Being equitable with others is like being just [while] in authority.
6ـ ـ اَلإنْصافُ مِنَ النَّفْسِ كَالْعَدْلِ فِي الإمـْرَةِ.
- Indeed the greatest reward is the reward of [justice and] equity.
7ـ إنَّ أعْظَمَ المَثُوبَةِ مَثُوبَةُ الإنْصافِ.
- Equity is the best of traits.
8 ـ اَلإنْصافُ أفْضَلُ الشِّيَمِ.
- Equity causes love to last.
9 ـ اَلإنْصافُ يَسْتَدِيمُ الْمَحَبَّةَ.
- Equity unites the hearts.
10 ـ اَلإنْصافُ يَألِفُ (يُؤَلِّفُ) القُلُوبَ.
- Verily if you show fairness to others, Allah will bring you closer [to Him].
11ـ إنَّكَ إنْ أنْصَفْتَ مِنْ نَفْسِكَ أزْلَفَكَ اللّهُ.
- Through fairness relationships last.
12ـ بِالنَّصَفَةِ تَدُومُ الْوُصْلَةُ.
- Three types of people never seek justice from three other types: the intelligent person from the fool, the virtuous from the vicious, and the noble one from the wicked.
13ـ ثَلاثَةٌ لا يَنْتَصِفُونَ مِنْ ثَلاثَة أبَداً: اَلْعاقِلُ مِنَ
الأحْمَقِ، والْبَـرُّ مِنَ الْفاجِرِ، والْكَريمُ مِنَ اللَّئِيمِ.
- It is on equity that affection is established.
14ـ عَلَى الإنْصافِ تَرْسُخُ الْمَوَّدَةُ.
- Treat all the [other] people with equity but treat the believers with altruism [and prefer them over yourself].
15ـ عامِلْ سائِرَ النّاسِ بِالإنْصافِ وعامِلِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ
بِالإيثارِ.
- The height of equity is for a person to be equitable with himself.
16ـ غايَةُ الإنْصافِ أنْ يُنْصِفَ الْمَرْءُ نَفْسَهُ.
- Whoever is equitable [to others] will be shown fairness.
17ـ مَنْ أنْصَفَ أُنْصِفَ.
- One who is not equitable is not associated with [by others].
18ـ مَنْ عُدِمَ إنْصافُهُ لَمْ يُصْحَبْ.
- Whoever does not show fairness, Allah takes away [his power and] ability from him.
19ـ مَنْ مَنَعَ الإنْصافَ سَلَبَهُ اللّهُ الإمْكانَ.
- One whose equity increases, [all the] people bear witness to his justice.
20ـ مَنْ كَثُرَ إنْصافُهُ تَشاهَدَتِ النُّفُوسُ بِتَعْدِيلِهِ.
- Whoever adorns himself with equity attains the [lofty] ranks of honour.
21ـ مَنْ تَحَلّى بِالإنْصافِ بَلَغَ مَراتِبَ الإشْرافِ.
- One who does not show fairness to you out of his [sense of] shame will not be fair with you because of his religion.
22ـ مَنْ لَمْ يُنْصِفْكَ مِنْهُ حَياؤُهُ لَمْ يُنْصِفْكَ مِنْهُ
دينُهُ.
- With equity brotherhood lasts.
23ـ مَعَ الإنْصافِ تَدُومُ الأُخُوَّةُ.
- Equity is the ornament of [power and] authority.
24ـ اَلإنْصافُ زَيْنُ الإمْرَةِ.