Bring thyself to account each day ere thou art summoned to a reckoning; for death, unheralded, shall come upon thee and thou shalt be called to give account for thy deeds.

Peace be upon him who follows the Straight Path!

Purge thy heart from malice and, innocent of envy, enter the divine court of holiness.

Thus hath it been sent down from the heaven of the Will of your Lord, the Lord of Revelation.

Know thou that every fixed star hath its own planets, and every planet its own creatures, whose number no man can compute.

Religion without science is superstition. Science without religion is materialism.

Be generous in prosperity, and thankful in adversity. Be worthy of the trust of thy neighbor, and look upon him with a bright and friendly face. Be a treasure to the poor, an admonisher to the rich, an answerer of the cry of the needy, a preserver of the sanctity of thy pledge.