Vain desire is the enemy of reason
الْهَوَى عَدُوُّ الْعَقْلِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Vain desire is the bane of the intellects
الْهَوَى آفَةُ الْأَلْبَابِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Vain desire is the bane of the intellects
الْهَوَى آفَةُ الْأَلْبَابِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Vain desire is the partner of blindness
الْهَوَى شَرِيكُ الْعَمَى
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Vain desire is a hidden ailment
الْهَوَى دَاءٌ دَفِينٌ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Vain desire is the opposite of reason
الْهَوَى ضِدُّ الْعَقْلِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The bane of the intellect is vain desire
آفَةُ الْعَقْلِ الْهَوَى
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The cause of corruption of the intellect is vain desire
سَبَبُ فَسَادِ الْعَقْلِ الْهَوَى
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Yielding to vain desire corrupts the intellect
طَاعَةُ الْهَوَى تُفْسِدُ الْعَقْلَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Being overcome by vain desire corrupts [one’s] faith and reason
غَلَبَةُ الْهَوَى تُفْسِدُ الدِّينَ وَالْعَقْلَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Combat your vain desire with your intellect and you will acquire right guidance
قَاتِلْ هَوَاكَ بِعَقْلِكَ تَمْلِكْ رُشْدَكَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Many a mind has been made subservient by a commanding desire
كَمْ مِنْ عَقْلٍ أَسِيرٍ عِنْدَ هَوًى أَمِيرٍ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Nothing opposes reason like vain desire
مَا ضَادَّ [للعقل] الْعَقْلَ كَالْهَوَى
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Opposing vain desire is a cure for the intellect
مُخَالَفَةُ الْهَوَى شِفَاءُ الْعَقْلِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
With vain desire there is no [reason and] intellect
لَا عَقْلَ مَعَ هَوًى
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Intellect and vain desire do not go together
لَا يَجْتَمِعُ الْعَقْلُ وَالْهَوَى
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The smallest vain desire can corrupt the intellect
يَسِيرُ الْهَوَى يُفْسِدُ الْعَقْلَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Bind your haste with your deliberateness, your domination with your friendliness and your evil [traits] with your good [ones]Help the intellect overcome vain desires and you will possess understanding
صِلْ عَجَلَتَكَ بِتَأَنِّيكَ وَسَطْوَتَكَ بِرِفْقِكَ وَشَرَّكَ بِخَيْرِكَ وَانْصُرِ الْعَقْلَ عَلَى الْهَوَى تَمْلِكِ النُّهَى
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
He [the believer] has enlivened his intellect, killed his lust, obeyed his Lord and disobeyed his lower-self
قَدْ أَحْيَا عَقْلَهُ وَأَمَاتَ شَهْوَتَهُ وَأَطَاعَ رَبَّهُ وَعَصَى نَفْسَهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
He who is distracted by idle sport and seeks pleasure in amusement and song, has no intelligence
لَمْ يَعْقِلْ مَنْ وَلِهَ بِاللَّعِبِ وَاسْتَهْتَرَ بِاللَّهْوِ وَالطَّرَبِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
It is from the rights of the intelligent person to vanquish his vain desire before his adversary
مِنْ حَقِّ الْعَاقِلِ أَنْ يَقْهَرَ هَوَاهُ قَبْلَ ضِدِّهِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The closest of opinions to reason will be the furthest of them from vain desire
أَقْرَبُ الْآرَاءِ مِنَ النُّهَى أَبْعَدُهَا مِنَ الْهَوَى
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The best of opinions is the furthest of them from vain desire and the closest of them to pertinence
خَيْرُ الْآرَاءِ أَبْعَدُهَا مِنَ الْهَوَى وَأَقْرَبُهَا مِنَ السَّدَادِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Combat your vain desire with your knowledge and your anger with your forbearance
قَاتِلْ هَوَاكَ بِعِلْمِكَ وَغَضَبَكَ بِحِلْمِكَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
How is the one who is overcome by [his] vain desire able to get true guidance?!
كَيْفَ يَسْتَطِيعُ الْهُدَى مَنْ يَغْلِبُهُ الْهَوَى
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
If vain desire were to be lifted, the insincere person would despise [and feel ashamed of] his [own] action
لَوْ ارْتَفَعَ الْهَوَى لَأَنِفَ غَيْرُ الْمُخْلِصِ مِنْ عَمَلِهِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
One who is controlled by his vain desire goes astray
مَنْ مَلَكَهُ هَوَاهُ ضَلَّ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Whoever opposes his vain desire has followed [the path of] knowledge
مَنْ خَالَفَ هَوَاهُ أَطَاعَ الْعِلْمَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Whoever follows his vain desire, it blinds him, deafens him, humiliates him and misguides him
مَنِ اتَّبَعَ هَوَاهُ أَعْمَاهُ وَأَصَمَّهُ وَأَذَلَّهُ وَأَضَلَّهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Whoever looks with the eye of his vain desire falls into temptation and wrongdoing, and deviates and turns away from the clear open path
مَنْ نَظَرَ بِعَيْنِ هَوَاهُ افْتُتِنَ وَجَارَ وَعَنْ نَهْجِ السَّبِيلِ زَاغَ وَحَارَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Never let your vain desire relegate your knowledge
لَا يُبْعِدَنَّ هَوَاكَ عِلْمَكَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
It is forbidden upon every intellect that is shacked by (or sick with) lust to benefit from wisdom
حَرَامٌ عَلَى كُلِّ عَقْلٍ مَغْلُولٍ بِالشَّهْوَةِ أَنْ يَنْتَفِعَ بِالْحِكْمَةِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The departure [and loss] of intellect is between vain desire and lust
ذَهَابُ الْعَقْلِ بَيْنَ الْهَوَى وَالشَّهْوَةِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The heart that is attached to lustful desires is unable to benefit from sincere exhortations
غَيْرُ مُنْتَفِعٍ بِالْعِظَاتِ قَلْبٌ مُتَعَلِّقٌ [تَعَلَّقَ] بِالشَّهَوَاتِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Whoever overcomes his lust, his intellect becomes manifested
مَنْ غَلَبَ شَهْوَتَهُ ظَهَرَ عَقْلُهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
There is no reason with lust
لَا عَقْلَ مَعَ شَهْوَةٍ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Lustful desire and wisdom do not go together
لَا تَجْتَمِعُ الشَّهْوَةُ وَالْحِكْمَةُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
He who is overcome by anger and lust should not be counted as an intelligent person
لَا يَنْبَغِي أَنْ يَعُدَّ عَاقِلًا مَنْ يَغْلِبُهُ الْغَضَبُ وَالشَّهْوَةُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Conceit corrupts the intellect
الْعُجْبُ يُفْسِدُ الْعَقْلَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Self-admiration is contrary to reason and the bane of the intellects
الْإِعْجَابُ ضِدُّ الصَّوَابِ وَآفَةُ الْأَلْبَابِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The bane of intellect is self-conceit
آفَةُ اللُّبِّ الْعُجْبُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The worst of all woes of the intellect is arrogance
شَرُّ آفَاتِ الْعَقْلِ الْكِبْرُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
One who is haughty does not learn
لَا يَتَعَلَّمُ مَنْ يَتَكَبَّرُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Argument in religion corrupts certitude
الْجَدَلُ فِي الدِّينِ يُفْسِدُ الْيَقِينَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The stubborn one has no [valid] opinion
اللَّجُوجُ لَا رَأْيَ لَهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Stubbornness corrupts opinion
اللَّجَاجُ يُفْسِدُ الرَّأْيَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Persistence [in sinning] is the worst of ideas
الْإِصْرَارُ شَرُّ الْآرَاءِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The cause of corruption of the mind is love of this world
سَبَبُ فَسَادِ الْعَقْلِ حُبُّ الدُّنْيَا
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The ornaments of this world corrupt weak minds
زَخَارِفُ الدُّنْيَا تُفْسِدُ الْعُقُولَ الضَّعِيفَةَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Love of this world corrupts the intellect, preoccupies the heart from listening to [words of] wisdom and leads to a painful chastisement [in the Hereafter]
حُبُّ الدُّنْيَا يُفْسِدُ الْعَقْلَ وَيُهِمُّ [وَ يُصِمُ] الْقَلْبَ عَنْ سَمَاعِ الْحِكْمَةِ وَيُوجِبُ أَلِيمَ الْعِقَابِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
For love of this world, listeners turn a deaf ear to [words of] wisdom and hearts become blind to the light of insight
لِحُبِّ الدُّنْيَا صَمَّتِ الْأَسْمَاعُ عَنْ سَمَاعِ الْحِكْمَةِ وَعَمِيَتِ الْقُلُوبُ عَنْ نُورِ الْبَصِيرَةِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
One who loves something speaks about it constantly
مَنْ أَحَبَّ شَيْئاً لَهِجَ بِذِكْرِهِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Aspirations blind the eyes of insight
الْأَمَانِيُّ تُعْمِي عُيُونَ الْبَصَائِرِ [التَّصَابُرِ]
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Increased aspirations stem from corruption of the intellect
كَثْرَةُ الْأَمَانِيِّ مِنْ فَسَادِ الْعَقْلِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Anger corrupts intellects and distances one from the right (or from reward)
الْغَضَبُ يُفْسِدُ الْأَلْبَابَ وَيُبَعِّدُ مِنَ الصَّوَابِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The mind that is sick with anger and lust does not benefit from wisdom
غَيْرُ مُنْتَفِعٍ بِالْحِكْمَةِ عَقْلٌ مَعْلُولٌ بِالْغَضَبِ وَالشَّهْوَةِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The opinionated one falls into error and blunder
الْمُسْتَبِدُّ مُتَهَوِّرٌ فِي الْخَطَإِ وَالْغَلَطِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Being opinionated will make you slip and will cause you to fall into an abyss
الِاسْتِبْدَادُ بِرَأْيِكَ يُزِلُّكَ وَيُهَوِّرُكَ فِي الْمَهَاوِي
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Indeed the opinionated one has made an error [by not considering the other opinions]
قَدْ أَخْطَأَ الْمُسْتَبِدُّ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Indeed one who thinks his opinion is sufficient [and does not seek advice] has taken a [huge] risk
قَدْ خَاطَرَ مَنِ اسْتَغْنَى بِرَأْيِهِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Corruption of the intellect is [in] being deluded by deceptions
فَسَادُ الْعَقْلِ الِاغْتِرَارُ بِالْخُدَعِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
People are enemies of that which they are ignorant of
النَّاسُ أَعْدَاءُ مَا جَهِلُوا
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
At times the intelligent person becomes blind to what is right
رُبَّمَا عَمِيَ اللَّبِيبُ عَنِ الصَّوَابِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
One who has lost his sight makes wrong judgments
فَاقِدُ الْبَصَرِ فَاسِدُ النَّظَرِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Indeed the intelligent one who is heedless strays from the path of right guidance and the one who strives with seriousness [to find it] gets it
لَقَدْ أَخْطَأَ الْعَاقِلُ اللَّاهِي الرُّشْدَ وَأَصَابَهُ ذُو الِاجْتِهَادِ وَالْجِدِّ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
One who is negligent becomes ignorant
مَنْ غَفَلَ جَهِلَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
One who thinks ill [of others], his innermost thoughts become evil
مَنْ سَاءَ [أساء] ظَنُّهُ سَاءَتْ طَوِيَّتُهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
It behoves the intelligent one to protect himself from the intoxication of wealth, the intoxication of power, the intoxication of knowledge, the intoxication of praise and the intoxication of youth, for each of these have foul odours that take away intelligence and reduces dignity
يَنْبَغِي لِلْعَاقِلِ أَنْ يَحْتَرِسَ مِنْ سُكْرِ الْمَالِ وَسُكْرِ الْقُدْرَةِ وَسُكْرِ الْعِلْمِ وَسُكْرِ الْمَدْحِ وَسُكْرِ الشَّبَابِ فَإِنَّ لِكُلِّ ذَلِكَ رِيَاحاً خَبِيثَةً تَسْلُبُ الْعَقْلَ وَتَسْتَخِفُّ الْوَقَارَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech