Forty Hadith of Shah Waliullah Dehlawi
أربعون شاه ولي الله الدهلوي
Read the English translation first, with the original Arabic directly underneath.
Hadith
One who repents from sin is like someone without sin.
الْتَّائِبُ مِنَ الذَّنْبِ کَمَنْ لَا ذَنْبَ لَهُ
The person who actually witnesses an (event) sees that which one who is absent does not.
الشَّاهِدُ یَرَی مَا لَا یَرَاهُ الْغَائِبُ
A Muslim is a mirror of the Muslim.
الْمُسْلِمُ مِرْآةُ الْمُسْلِمِ
If the nobleman of a people comes to you, honour him.
اِذا جَاءَکُمْ کَرِیْمُ قَوْمٍ فَاَکْرِمُوهُ
False oaths lay waste to home (lands).
الْیَمِینُ الْفَاجِرَةُ تَدَعُ الدِّیَارَ الْبَلَاقِعَ
Whoever is killed attempting to save his property is a martyr.
مَنْ قُتِلَ دُونَ مَالِهِ فَهُوَ شَهِیْدٌ
Actions are through intentions.
الْاَعْمَالُ بِالنِّیَّةِ
The leader of a people is their servant.
سَیِّدُ الْقَوْمِ خَادِمُهُمْ
The best of affairs is that which is balanced.
خَیْرُ الْأُمُوْرِ أَوْسَطُهَا
O Allah, bless my nation in its early rising on Thursdays!
اَللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ فِیْ أُمَّتِیْ فِی بُکُوْرِهَا یَوْمَ الْخَمِیْسِ
Poverty can almost turn into disbelief.
کَادَ الْفَقْرُ أَنْ یَکُوْنَ کُفْرًا
Travelling is a portion of punishment.
الْسَّفَرُ قِطْعَةٌ مِّنَ الْعَذَابِ
The best of provision is God-Consciousness (<i>taqwa</i>).
خَیْرُ زَّادِ الْتَّقْوَی
Someone whose advice is sought is in a position of trust.
الْمُسْتَشَارُ مُؤتَمَنٌ
Meetings are under trust.
الْمَجَالِسُ بِالْاَمَانَةِ
The person guiding (someone) to do a good deed, is like the one performing the good deed.
الدَّالُّ عَلَی الْخَیْرِ کَفَاعِلِهِ
Seek help for any needs discreetly.
إِسْتَعِیْنُوْا عَلَی الْحَوَائِجِ بِالْکِتْمَانِ
Protect yourself from the fire even with a part of a date.
إِتَّقُوْا النَّارَ وَلَوْ بِشِقِّ تَمْرَةٍ
The world is the believer’s prison and the disbeliever’s paradise.
الدُّنْیَا سِجْنُ الْمُؤمِنِ وَ جَنَّةُ الْکَافِرِ
Modesty is entirely good.
الْحَیَاءُ خَیْرٌ کُلُّهُ