Ghurar al-Hikam

Akalim of Amirul Mumineen Maulana Ali (AS)

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Akalim of Amirul Mumineen Maulana Ali (AS)

The Intelligent

2. The intelligent person is one who covers up sins with forgiveness.

2. The intelligent person is one who covers up sins with forgiveness.

2 اَلعاقِلُ مَنْ تَغَمَّدَ الذُّنُوبَ بِالغُفْرانِ.

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3. The intelligent person is one who forsakes his lust and sells his world for his Hereafter.

3. The intelligent person is one who forsakes his lust and sells his world for his Hereafter.

3 اَلعاقِلُ مَنْ هَجَرَ شَهْوَتَهُ، وَباعَ دُنْياهُ بِ آخِرَتِهِ.

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4. The intelligent person does not speak except when he needs to or in order to present his case.

4. The intelligent person does not speak except when he needs to or in order to present his case.

4 اَلعاقِلُ لايَتَكَلَّمُ إلاّ بِحاجَتِهِ أو حُجَّتِهِ.

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5. The intelligent person is one who abstains from sins and keeps himself free from faults.

5. The intelligent person is one who abstains from sins and keeps himself free from faults.

5 اَلعاقِلُ مَنْ تَوَرَّعَ عَنِ الذُّنُوبِ، وتَنَزَّهَ مِنَ العُيُوبِ.

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8. The intelligent person is one who performs acts of kindness and puts his effort in its correct place.

8. The intelligent person is one who performs acts of kindness and puts his effort in its correct place.

8 اَلعاقِلُ مَنْ أحْسَنَ صَنائِعَهُ، وَوَضَعَ سَعْيَهُ في مَواضِعِهِ.

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6. The intelligent person is one who fetters his tongue except from the remembrance [and extolment] of Allah.

6. The intelligent person is one who fetters his tongue except from the remembrance [and extolment] of Allah.

6 اَلعاقِلُ مَنْ عَقَلَ لِسانَهُ إلاّ عَنْ ذِكْرِ اللّهِ.

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7. The intelligent person is one who opposes his vain desire in obedience to his Lord.

7. The intelligent person is one who opposes his vain desire in obedience to his Lord.

7 اَلعاقِلُ مَنْ عَصى هَواهُ في طاعَةِ رَبِّهِ.

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9. When the intelligent one is quiet, he reflects and when he speaks, he remembers [and extols Allah] and when he observes, he takes lesson.

9. When the intelligent one is quiet, he reflects and when he speaks, he remembers [and extols Allah] and when he observes, he takes lesson.

9 اَلعاقِلُ إذا سَكَتَ فَكَرَ، وإذا نَطَقَ ذَكَرَ، وإذا نَظَرَ اِعْتَبَرَ.

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10. The intelligent person is one who suspects his [own] opinion and does not trust everything that his self makes decorous for him.

10. The intelligent person is one who suspects his [own] opinion and does not trust everything that his self makes decorous for him.

10 اَلعاقِلُ مَنِ اتَّهَمَ رَأيَهُ، ولَمْ يَثِقْ بِكُلِّ ما تُسَوِّلُ لَهُ نَفْسُهُ.

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