Ghurar al-Hikam

Akalim of Amirul Mumineen Maulana Ali (AS)

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Akalim of Amirul Mumineen Maulana Ali (AS)

Servants

22. The best of servants is one who is delighted when he does good and when he does evil, he repents.

22. The best of servants is one who is delighted when he does good and when he does evil, he repents.

22 خَيْرُ العِبادِ مَنْ إذا أحْسَنَ اِسْتَبْشَرَ، وإذا أساءَ اِسْتَغْفَرَ.

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23. People are created by [Allah’s] power, raised up with constraint and made to die through pangs of death.

23. People are created by [Allah’s] power, raised up with constraint and made to die through pangs of death.

23 عِبادٌ مَخْلُوقُونَ اِقْتِداراً، ومَرْبُوبُونَ اِقْتِساراً، ومَقْبُوضُونَ اِحْتِضاراً.

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21. He (‘a) said about the one whom he praised: He is the unfolder [and clarifier] of the obscure, the guide in vast deserts and the repeller of complex difficulties.

21. He (‘a) said about the one whom he praised: He is the unfolder [and clarifier] of the obscure, the guide in vast deserts and the repeller of complex difficulties.

21 وقالَ عَليه السّلامُ في حَقِّ مَنْ أثنى عَلَيْهِ: فَتّاحُ مُبْهَمات دلِيلُ فَلَوات، دَفّاعُ مُعْضِلات.

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24. If the servants were to stop when they are ignorant [about something], they would neither apostatize nor would they go astray.

24. If the servants were to stop when they are ignorant [about something], they would neither apostatize nor would they go astray.

24 لَوْ أنَّ العِبادَ حينَ جَهِلُوا وَقَفُوا، لَمْ يَكْفُرُوا، ولَمْ يُضِلُّوا.

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25. When Allah humiliates (or abases) a servant, He denies him knowledge.

25. When Allah humiliates (or abases) a servant, He denies him knowledge.

25 إذا أرْذَلَ(أذَلَّ) اللّهُ عَبْداً حَظَرَ عَلَيْهِ العِلْمَ.

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26. When Allah wants something bad for a servant, He makes wealth beloved to him and extends his [false] hopes.

26. When Allah wants something bad for a servant, He makes wealth beloved to him and extends his [false] hopes.

26 إذا أرادَ اللّهُ بِعَبْد شَرّاً حَبَّبَ إلَيْهِ المالَ، وبَسَطَ مِنْهُ الآمالَ.

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28. When Allah, the Glorified, wishes to remove a blessing from a servant, the first thing that He alters [and takes away from him] is his intellect, and losing it is the most difficult thing for him.

28. When Allah, the Glorified, wishes to remove a blessing from a servant, the first thing that He alters [and takes away from him] is his intellect, and losing it is the most difficult thing for him.

27 إذا أرادَ اللّهُ سُبْحانَهُ إزالَةَ نِعْمَة عَنْ عَبْد، كانَ أوَّلَ ما يُغَيَّرُ عَنْهُ عَقْلُهُ، وَأشَدُّ شَيْء عَلَيْهِ فَقْدُهُ.

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29. Verily, one of the creatures most hated by Allah, the Exalted, is the man who has been left on his own [by Allah] and has strayed from the right path, moving on without a guide.

29. Verily, one of the creatures most hated by Allah, the Exalted, is the man who has been left on his own [by Allah] and has strayed from the right path, moving on without a guide.

28 إنَّ مِنْ أبْغَضِ الخَلائِقِ إلَى اللّهِ تَعالى رَجُلاً وَكَلَهُ إلى نَفْسِهِ جائِراً عَنْ قَصْدِ السَّبيلِ سائِراً بِغَيْرِ دليل.

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30. A servant is a servant, even if he is assisted by [divine] destiny.

30. A servant is a servant, even if he is assisted by [divine] destiny.

29 اَلْعَبْدُ عَبْدٌ،وَ إنْ ساعَدَهُ القَدَرُ.

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