Ghurar al-Hikam

Akalim of Amirul Mumineen Maulana Ali (AS)

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Akalim of Amirul Mumineen Maulana Ali (AS)

The Sagacious

1. The foundation of a sagacious person is his intellect, his magnanimity is his character and his religion is his distinction.

1. The foundation of a sagacious person is his intellect, his magnanimity is his character and his religion is his distinction.

1 اَلْكَيِّسُ أصْلُهُ عَقْلُهُ، ومُرُوءَتُهُ خُلْقُهُ،وَ دينُهُ حَسَبُهُ.

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2. The sagacious person is one whose today is better than his yesterday and [one who] keeps blame away from himself [by not doing anything blameworthy].

2. The sagacious person is one whose today is better than his yesterday and [one who] keeps blame away from himself [by not doing anything blameworthy].

2 اَلْكَيِّسُ مَنْ كانَ يَوْمُهُ خَيْراً مِنْ أمْسِهِ،وَعَقَلَ الذَمَّ عَنْ نَفْسِهِ.

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3. The sagacious person is one who enlivens his virtues and kills off his vices by subduing his lust and his vain desires.

3. The sagacious person is one who enlivens his virtues and kills off his vices by subduing his lust and his vain desires.

3 اَلْكَيِّسُ مَنْ أحْيا فَضائِلَهُ، وأماتَ رَذائِلَهُ بِقَمْعِهِ شَهْوَتَهُ وَهَواهُ.

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4. The sagacious person is one who is inattentive towards others while expecting much from [and constantly judging] himself.

4. The sagacious person is one who is inattentive towards others while expecting much from [and constantly judging] himself.

4 اَلْكَيِّسُ مَنْ كانَ غافِلاً عَنْ غَيْرِهِ ولِنَفْسِهِ كَثيرِ التَّقاضي.

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5. The sagacious person is one who controls the reins of his lustful desires.

5. The sagacious person is one who controls the reins of his lustful desires.

5 اَلْكَيِّسُ مَنْ مَلَكَ عِنانَ شَهْوَتِهِ.

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6. The sagacious person is one who dons the garment of modesty and the armour of forbearance.

6. The sagacious person is one who dons the garment of modesty and the armour of forbearance.

6 اَلْكَيِّسُ مَنْ تَجَلْبَبَ الحَياءَ، وادَّرَعَ الحِلْمَ.

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7. The most sagacious person of all is one who loathes this world, cuts off his hope and aspiration from it, and turns his desire and expectation away from it.

7. The most sagacious person of all is one who loathes this world, cuts off his hope and aspiration from it, and turns his desire and expectation away from it.

7 أكْيَسُ الأكْياسِ مَنْ مَقَتَ دُنْياهُ، وقَطَعَ مِنْها أمَلَهُ ومُناهُ، وصَرَفَ عَنْها طَمَعَهُ وَرَجاهُ.

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8. Verily the sagacious people are those who have loathing for this world and lower their eyes from its splendour; they turn their hearts away from it and yearn passionately for the everlasting abode.

8. Verily the sagacious people are those who have loathing for this world and lower their eyes from its splendour; they turn their hearts away from it and yearn passionately for the everlasting abode.

8 إنَّ الأكْياسَ هُمُ الَّذينَ لِلدُّنْيا مَقَتُوا، وأعْيُنَهُمْ عَنْ زَهْرَتِها أغْمَضُوا، وَقُلُوبَهُمْ عَنْها صَرَفُوا، وبِالدّارِ الباقِيَةِ تَوَلَّهُوا.

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9. Verily the sagacious person is one who restrains his lustful desire and subdues his outburst in times of anger by quelling it.

9. Verily the sagacious person is one who restrains his lustful desire and subdues his outburst in times of anger by quelling it.

9 إنَّ الكَيِّسَ مَنْ كانَ لِشَهْوَتِهِ مانِعاً، ولِنَزْوَتِهِ عِنْدَ الحَفيظَةِ واقِماً قامِعاً.

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11. Only he is sagacious who seeks forgiveness when he does wrong and regrets when he commits a sin.

11. Only he is sagacious who seeks forgiveness when he does wrong and regrets when he commits a sin.

11 إنَّمَا الْكَيِّسُ مَنْ إذا أساءَ اِسْتَغْفَرَ، وإذا أذْنَبَ نَدِمَ.

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