Ghurar al-Hikam

Akalim of Amirul Mumineen Maulana Ali (AS)

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Akalim of Amirul Mumineen Maulana Ali (AS)

The Tongue

35. He (‘a) said about the one whom he reproached: His tongue is like honey but his heart is a prison for rancour.

35. He (‘a) said about the one whom he reproached: His tongue is like honey but his heart is a prison for rancour.

35 وقالَ عَلَيْهِ السّلامُ في حَقِّ مَنْ ذَمَّهُ: لِسانُهُ كَالشَّهْدِ ولكِنْ قَلْبُهُ سِجْنٌ لِلْحِقْدِ.

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36. The tongue of a virtuous person is enthralled by the continued remembrance of Allah.

36. The tongue of a virtuous person is enthralled by the continued remembrance of Allah.

36 لِسانُ البَرِّ مُسْتَهْتَرٌ بِدَوامِ الذِّكْرِ.

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37. If you restrain your tongue, it will save you and if you set it free, it will ruin you.

37. If you restrain your tongue, it will save you and if you set it free, it will ruin you.

37 لِسانُكَ إنْ أمْسَكْتَهُ أنْجاكَ، وإنْ أطْلَقْتَهُ أرْداكَ.

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38. Your tongue demands from you that which you have accustomed it to and your soul requires from you that which you have familiarized it with.

38. Your tongue demands from you that which you have accustomed it to and your soul requires from you that which you have familiarized it with.

38 لِسانُكَ يَسْتَدْعيكَ ما عَوَّدْتَهُ، ونَفْسُكَ تَقْتَضيكَ ما ألِفْتَهُ.

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