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Akalim of Amirul Mumineen Maulana Ali (AS)

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Akalim of Amirul Mumineen Maulana Ali (AS)

Voraciousness And The Voracious

1. Voraciousness tarnishes the soul, corrupts the religion and debases chivalry.

1. Voraciousness tarnishes the soul, corrupts the religion and debases chivalry.

1 اَلشَّرَهُ يَشينُ النَّفْسَ، ويُفْسِدُ الدِّينَ، ويُزْري بِالْفُتُوَّةِ.

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3. Beware of voraciousness, for how many a food has prevented numerous other foods [from being consumed]!

3. Beware of voraciousness, for how many a food has prevented numerous other foods [from being consumed]!

3 اِحْذَرِ الشَّرَهَ، فَكَمْ مِنْ أكْلَة مَنَعَتْ أكلات.

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2. Beware of voraciousness, for verily it is a destructive quality.

2. Beware of voraciousness, for verily it is a destructive quality.

2 اِحْذَرُوا الشَّرََهَ فَإنَّهُ خُلْقٌ مُرْدي.

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4. You must refrain from voraciousness, for indeed it corrupts piety and causes one to enter the fire of hell.

4. You must refrain from voraciousness, for indeed it corrupts piety and causes one to enter the fire of hell.

4 إيّاكَ والشَّرَهَ، فَإنَّهُ يُفْسِدُ الْوَرَعَ، ويُدْخِلُ النّارَ.

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5. Refrain from voraciousness, for verily it is the root of every vileness and the foundation of every depravity.

5. Refrain from voraciousness, for verily it is the root of every vileness and the foundation of every depravity.

5 إيّاكَ والشَّرَهَ، فَإنَّهُ رَأسُ كُلِّ دَنِيَّة، وأُسُّ كُلِّ رَذيلَة.

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6. Beware of the vileness of voraciousness and greed, for verily it is the root of all evil, the plantation of disgrace, the debaser of the soul and the exhauster of the body.

6. Beware of the vileness of voraciousness and greed, for verily it is the root of all evil, the plantation of disgrace, the debaser of the soul and the exhauster of the body.

6 إيّاكُمْ ودَناءَةَ الشَّرَهِ والطَّمَعِ، فَإنَّهُ رَأسُ كُلِّ شَرّ، ومَزْرَعَةُ الذُّلِّ، وَمُهِينُ النَّفْسِ، ومُتْعِبُ الْجَسَدِ.

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