Ghurar al-Hikam

Akalim of Amirul Mumineen Maulana Ali (AS)

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Akalim of Amirul Mumineen Maulana Ali (AS)

War, Soldiers And Armies

1. Soldiers [who fight for Islam] are the glory of religion and the bastions of [its] leaders.

1. Soldiers [who fight for Islam] are the glory of religion and the bastions of [its] leaders.

1 اَلجُنُودُ عِزُّ الدّينِ، وحُصُونُ الوُلاةِ.

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2. Fleeing at the right moment is equivalent to victory in its time.

2. Fleeing at the right moment is equivalent to victory in its time.

2 اَلفِرارُ في أوانِهِ يَعْدِلُ الظَّفَرَ في زَمانِه.

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6. Cast down your gaze in battles, for this will make you calmer and cause your hearts to be more tranquil.

6. Cast down your gaze in battles, for this will make you calmer and cause your hearts to be more tranquil.

6 غُضُّواالأبْصارَ في الحُرُوبِ، فَإنَّهُ أرْبَطُ لِلْجَأْشِ، وأسْكَنُ لِلْقُلوُبِ.

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8. He who is frightened by what is in front of him retreats [and flees].

8. He who is frightened by what is in front of him retreats [and flees].

8 وَمَنْ هالَهُ مابَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ نَكَصَ عَلى عَقِبَيْهِ.

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9. Defend [yourselves] with the edge of blades, charge forward [against the enemy] with your swords, give up your lives [for the sake of Allah] and walk towards death with calm.

9. Defend [yourselves] with the edge of blades, charge forward [against the enemy] with your swords, give up your lives [for the sake of Allah] and walk towards death with calm.

9 نافِحُوا بِالظُّبى، وَصِلُوا السُّيُوفَ بالخُطى، وطيبُوا عَنْ أنْفُسِكُمْ نَفْساً، وامْشُوا إلَى المَوْتِ مَشْياً سَجْحاً.

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7. Put the armoured man forward and the unarmoured one behind, and grit your teeth because this will make the swords skip off the skulls.

7. Put the armoured man forward and the unarmoured one behind, and grit your teeth because this will make the swords skip off the skulls.

7 قَدِّمُوا الدّارِعَ، وأخِّرُوا الحاسِرَ، وعَضُّوا عَلَى الأضْراسِ، فَإنَّهُ أنْبا لِلسُّيُوفِ عَنِ الْهامِ.

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10. By the one who splits the seed and creates the human being! They did not accept Islam, rather they succumbed to it [to remain safe] and hid their disbelief; and when they found supporters for it, they brought forth in the open that which they had hidden and made manifest that which they had concealed.

10. By the one who splits the seed and creates the human being! They did not accept Islam, rather they succumbed to it [to remain safe] and hid their disbelief; and when they found supporters for it, they brought forth in the open that which they had hidden and made manifest that which they had concealed.

10 والَّذي فَلَقَ الحَبَّةَ وبَرَأَ النَّسَمَةَ، ما أسْلَمُوا، ولكِنِ اسْتَسْلَمُوا، وَأسَرُّوا الكُفْرَ، فَلَمّا وَجَدُوا أعْواناً عَلَيْهِ أعْلَنُوا ما كانُوا أسَرُّوا، وأظْهَرُوا ما كانُوا أبْطَنُوا.

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