the turn of fortune · Atlas

spoken of as

1 expression

The turns of fortune1 mention

the best of kings is the most thankful of them to God, the purest of them from what He has forbidden, the greatest of them in magnifying His command, the most discharging of them of rights, the most merciful of them to the subjects, the furthest-seeing of them in consequences and the most fearful of them of the turns of fortune;

ch. 5 ¶ · printed page 66

in the texts

Risālah fī ʻilm al-akhlāqMedieval · Arabic

The dawāʼir and bughtāt of fortune, the unpredictability that grounds both fear and clemency.

the best of kings is the most thankful of them to God, the purest of them from what He has forbidden, the greatest of them in magnifying His command, the most discharging of them of rights, the most merciful of them to the subjects, the furthest-seeing of them in consequences and the most fearful of them of the turns of fortune;

ch. 5 ¶ · printed page 66

Adab al-wazīrMedieval · Arabic

Dawlah, the turn of power or fortune, whose renunciation is prescribed for the courtier.

keep company with the ruler with three things — caution, the renouncing of the turn of fortune (dawlah), and diligence in counsel.

section: on caution ¶ · printed page 42