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23. The best intelligence is for a person to know his self, for the one who knows his self becomes wise and the one who fails to know it goes astray.
23. The best intelligence is for a person to know his self, for the one who knows his self becomes wise and the one who fails to know it goes astray.
23 أفْضَلُ العَقْلِ مَعْرِفَةُ الإنْسانِ نَفْسَهُ، فَمَنْ عَرَفَ نَفْسَهُ عَقَلَ، ومَنْ جَهِلَها ضَلَّ.
24. The best intelligence is taking lesson [from the past], the best prudence is precaution and the biggest foolishness is being deceived [by worldly allures].
24. The best intelligence is taking lesson [from the past], the best prudence is precaution and the biggest foolishness is being deceived [by worldly allures].
24 أفْضَلُ العَقْلِ اَلاِعْتِبارُ، وأفْضَلُ الحَزْمِ الاِسْتِظْهارُ، وأكْبَرُ الحُمْقِ الاِغْتِرارُ.
25. The best portion of a person is his intellect, if he gets humiliated it restores his honour, if he falls it raises him, if he goes astray it guides him and if he talks it directs him.
25. The best portion of a person is his intellect, if he gets humiliated it restores his honour, if he falls it raises him, if he goes astray it guides him and if he talks it directs him.
25 أفْضَلُ حَظِّ الرَّجُلِ عَقْلُهُ، إنْ ذَلَّ أعَزَّهُ، وإنْ سَقَطَ رَفَعَهُ، وإنْ ضَلَّ أرْشَدَهُ، وَإنْ تَكَلَّمَ سَدَّدَهُ.
27. Verily the one who has been bestowed with a sound intellect and upright action by Allah has indeed been granted with a manifest blessing and a great bounty.
27. Verily the one who has been bestowed with a sound intellect and upright action by Allah has indeed been granted with a manifest blessing and a great bounty.
27 إنَّ مَنْ رَزَقَهُ اللّهُ عَقْلاً قَويماً، وعَمَلاً مُسْتَقيماً، فَقَدْ ظاهَرَ لَدَيْهِ النِّعْمَةَ، وأعْظَمَ عَلَيْهِ المِنَّةَ.
