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

Beauty

Beauty الجمال

1. External beauty is [in possessing] good looks.

1ـ اَلجَمالُ الظّاهِرُ حُسْنُ الصُّورَةِ.

2. Internal beauty is [in possessing] a good heart.

2ـ اَلجَمالُ الباطِنُ حُسْنُ السَّريرَةِ.

3. The beauty of a man is his clemency.

3ـ جَمالُ الرَّجُلِ حِلْمُهُ.

4. The beauty of a man is dignity.

4ـ جَمالُ الرَّجُلِ الوَقارُ.

5. Beauty of the freeman is [in] keeping away from dishonour.

5ـ جَمالُ الحُرِّ تَجَنُّبُ العارِ.

6. The purity of beauty is [in] chastity.

6ـ زَكوةُ الجَمالِ العَفافُ.