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Akalim of Amirul Mumineen Maulana Ali (AS)

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Akalim of Amirul Mumineen Maulana Ali (AS)

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10. Your secret is your prisoner but if you divulge it, you become its prisoner.

10. Your secret is your prisoner but if you divulge it, you become its prisoner.

10 سِرُّكَ أسيرُكَ فَإنْ أفْشَيْتَهُ صِرْتَ أسيرَهُ.

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12. Every time the keepers of secrets increase, [chances of] its divulgence becomes greater.

12. Every time the keepers of secrets increase, [chances of] its divulgence becomes greater.

12 كُلَّما كَثُرَ خُزّانُ الأسْرارِ كَثُرَ ضِياعُها.

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13. One who conceals the secret [that has been entrusted to him] is loyal and trustworthy.

13. One who conceals the secret [that has been entrusted to him] is loyal and trustworthy.

13 كاتِمُ السِّرِّ وَفيٌّ أمينٌ.

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14. If a person were to use his intellect, he would protect his secret from the one who has revealed [another’s secret] to him and would not inform anyone of it.

14. If a person were to use his intellect, he would protect his secret from the one who has revealed [another’s secret] to him and would not inform anyone of it.

14 لَوْ عَقَلَ المَرْءُ عَقْلَهُ لأحْرَزَ سِرَّهُ عَمَّنْ أفْشاهُ إلَيْهِ ولَمْ يُطْلِعْ أحَداً علَيهِ.

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16. One who conceals his secret has the choice [of doing as he wills with it] in his hand.

16. One who conceals his secret has the choice [of doing as he wills with it] in his hand.

16 مَنْ كَتَمَ سِرَّهُ كانَتِ الخِيَرَةُ بِيَدِهِ.

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17. One who entrusts his secret to an unreliable person has forfeited his secret.

17. One who entrusts his secret to an unreliable person has forfeited his secret.

17 مَنْ أسَرَّ إلى غَيْرِ ثِقَة ضَيَّعَ سِرَّهُ.

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18. One who divulges a secret that has been entrusted to him has betrayed [a trust].

18. One who divulges a secret that has been entrusted to him has betrayed [a trust].

18 مَنْ أفْشى سِرّاً أُسْتُودِعَهُ (أُودِعَهُ) فَقَدْ خانَ.

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19. Whoever is weak in keeping his own secret, he will be even weaker in keeping the secret of others.

19. Whoever is weak in keeping his own secret, he will be even weaker in keeping the secret of others.

19 مَنْ ضَعُفَ عَنْ سِرِّهِ (شَرِّهِ) فَهُوَ عَنْ سِرِّ غَيْرِهِ أضْعَفُ.

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20. One who is too weak to protect his [own] secret will not be strong enough to protect the secret of others.

20. One who is too weak to protect his [own] secret will not be strong enough to protect the secret of others.

20 مَنْ ضََعُفَ عَنْ حِفْظِ سِرِّهِ لَمْ يَقْوَ لِسِرِّ غَيْرِهِ.

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