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Akalim of Amirul Mumineen Maulana Ali (AS)

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Akalim of Amirul Mumineen Maulana Ali (AS)

The Fool

1. The fool is a stranger in his [own] hometown, [and is] humiliated among his near ones.

1. The fool is a stranger in his [own] hometown, [and is] humiliated among his near ones.

1 اَلأحْمَقُ غَرِيبٌ في بَلْدَتِهِ، مُهانٌ بَيْنَ أعِزَّتِهِ.

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2. A fool does not improve by abasement and he is does not separate from fault and loss.

2. A fool does not improve by abasement and he is does not separate from fault and loss.

2 اَلأحْمَقُ لايَحْسُنُ بِالهَوانِ، ولايَنْفَكُّ عَنْ نَقْص وخُسْران.

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3. Be wary of the fool for verily, being amicable with him will bring you hardship (or exhaust you), agreeing with him will destroy you, disagreeing with him will cause you suffering and keeping his company will be [like] a curse upon you.

3. Be wary of the fool for verily, being amicable with him will bring you hardship (or exhaust you), agreeing with him will destroy you, disagreeing with him will cause you suffering and keeping his company will be [like] a curse upon you.

3 إحْذَرِ الأحْمَقَ، فَإنَّ مُداراتَهُ تُعَنِّيكَ (تُعْيِيكَ)، ومُوافَقَتَهُ تُرْدِيكَ، وَمُخالَفَتَهُ تُؤْذِيكَ، ومُصاحَبَتَهُ وَبالٌ عَلَيْكَ.

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4. The most foolish of all people is the one who thinks that he is the most intelligent of all people.

4. The most foolish of all people is the one who thinks that he is the most intelligent of all people.

4 أحْمَقُ النّاسِ مَنْ ظَنَّ أنَّهُ أعْقَلُ النّاسِ.

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5. The most foolish of all people is the one who prevents good deeds and [then] seeks gratitude, and does evil and [then] expects the reward for [doing] good.

5. The most foolish of all people is the one who prevents good deeds and [then] seeks gratitude, and does evil and [then] expects the reward for [doing] good.

5 أحْمَقُ النّاسِ مَنْ يَمْنَعُ الْبِرَّ، ويَطْلُبُ الشُّكْرَ، ويَفْعَلُ الشَّرَّ، ويَتَوَقَّعُ ثَوابَ الخَيْرِ.

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6. The most foolish of all people is the one who censures others for a vice while he [himself] performs it.

6. The most foolish of all people is the one who censures others for a vice while he [himself] performs it.

6 أحْمَقُ النّاسِ مَنْ أنْكَرَ عَلى غَيْرِهِ رَذِيلَةً وهُوَ مُقِيمٌ عَلَيْها.

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8. The remoteness of a fool is better than his nearness and his silence is better than his speech.

8. The remoteness of a fool is better than his nearness and his silence is better than his speech.

8 بُعْدُ الأحْمَقِ خَيْرٌ مِنْ قُرْبِهِ، وسُكُوتُهُ خَيْرٌ مِنْ نُطْقِهِ.

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9. The foolishness of a person is recognized by [his] cheerfulness in times of blessing and increased abjectness in times of tribulation.

9. The foolishness of a person is recognized by [his] cheerfulness in times of blessing and increased abjectness in times of tribulation.

9 تُعْرَفُ حَماقَةُ الرَّجُلِ بِالأشَرِ فِي النِّعْمَةِ، وكَثْرَةِ الذُّلِّ فِي الْمِحْنَةِ.

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