Ghurar al-Hikam

Akalim of Amirul Mumineen Maulana Ali (AS)

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Akalim of Amirul Mumineen Maulana Ali (AS)

This World

222. The sovereignty of this world is disgrace and its loftiness is lowness.

222. The sovereignty of this world is disgrace and its loftiness is lowness.

222 سُلْطانُ الدُّنيا ذُلٌّ، وعِلْوُها سِفْلٌ.

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224. One’s seeking tranquillity in [the delights of] this world is from the greatest deceptions.

224. One’s seeking tranquillity in [the delights of] this world is from the greatest deceptions.

224 سُكُونُ النَّفسِ إلَى الدُّنيا مِنْ أعْظَمِ الغُرُورِ.

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223. The joy of this world is deception and its enjoyment is destruction.

223. The joy of this world is deception and its enjoyment is destruction.

223 سُرُورُ الدُّنيا غُرُورٌ، ومَتاعُها ثُبُورٌ.

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227. The health of this world is [fraught with] sicknesses and its pleasures are [fraught with] pains.

227. The health of this world is [fraught with] sicknesses and its pleasures are [fraught with] pains.

227 صِحَّةُ الدُنيا أسْقامٌ، ولَذّاتُها آلامٌ.

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228. Adultery has become the key to lineage in the world (or among the people), chastity is rare and Islam is worn the wrong way up like fur.

228. Adultery has become the key to lineage in the world (or among the people), chastity is rare and Islam is worn the wrong way up like fur.

228 صارَ الفُسُوقُ فِي الدُّنيا (النّاسِ) نَسَباً، والعَفافُ عَجَباً، ولُبِسَ الإسْلامُ لُبْسَ الفَرْوِ مَقْلُوباً.

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