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Akalim of Amirul Mumineen Maulana Ali (AS)

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Akalim of Amirul Mumineen Maulana Ali (AS)

Sincere Advice

10. One who trades with you by [giving you] advice has indeed made your profit abound.

10. One who trades with you by [giving you] advice has indeed made your profit abound.

10 مَنْ تاجَرَكَ بِالنُّصْحِ فَقَدْ أجْزَلَ لَكَ الرِّبْحَ.

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12. One of the best forms of advice is disclosing the ugly traits [of a person to him so that he may change].

12. One of the best forms of advice is disclosing the ugly traits [of a person to him so that he may change].

12 مِنْ أحْسَنِ النَّصيحَةِ الإبانَةُ عَنِ الْقَبِيحَةِ.

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15. The bitterness of sincere advice is more beneficial than the sweetness of deceit.

15. The bitterness of sincere advice is more beneficial than the sweetness of deceit.

15 مَرارَةُ النُّصْحِ أنْفَعُ مِنْ حَلاوَةِ الغِشِّ.

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16. Your sincere adviser is concerned about you, shows kindness to you, considers your outcomes and rectifies of your shortcomings; so in obedience to him lies your development and in opposition to him, your corruption.

16. Your sincere adviser is concerned about you, shows kindness to you, considers your outcomes and rectifies of your shortcomings; so in obedience to him lies your development and in opposition to him, your corruption.

16 مُناصِحُكَ مُشْفِقٌ عَلَيْكَ مُحْسِنٌ إلَيْكَ ناظِرٌ في عَواقِبِكَ مُسْتَدْرِكٌ فَوارِطَكَ فَفِي طاعَتِهِ رَشادُكَ وفي مُخالَفَتِهِ فَسادُكَ.

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17. Your advice [when given] in front of other people is [considered] a rebuke.

17. Your advice [when given] in front of other people is [considered] a rebuke.

17 نُصْحُكَ بَيْنَ الْمَلاءِ تَقْرِيعٌ.

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18. Never reject the [advice of a] sincere adviser and never assume the one who counsels you to be a deceiver.

18. Never reject the [advice of a] sincere adviser and never assume the one who counsels you to be a deceiver.

18 لاتَرُدَّنَّ عَلَى النَّصِيحِ ولاتَسْتَغِشَّنَّ المُشِيرَ.

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19. Do not take advice from one who has lost his senses and do not trust one who has an ignoble background, for indeed the one who has lost his senses deceives while he thinks he is offering good advice, and one who has an ignoble background corrupts while he thinks he is rectifying.

19. Do not take advice from one who has lost his senses and do not trust one who has an ignoble background, for indeed the one who has lost his senses deceives while he thinks he is offering good advice, and one who has an ignoble background corrupts while he thinks he is rectifying.

19 لاتَنْتَصِحْ بِمَنْ فاتَهُ الْعَقْلُ ولاتَثِقْ بِمَنْ خانَهُ الأصْلُ فَإنَّ مَنْ فاتَهُ الْعَقْلُ يَغُشُّ مِنْ حَيْثُ يَنْصَحُ ومَنْ خانَهُ الأصْلُ يُفْسِدُ مِنْ حَيْثُ يُصْلِحُ.

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