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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Nahj Al-Fasahah, Height Of Rhetoric N حَسْبُكَ مِنَ الكِذْبِ أنْ تُحَدِّثَ بِكُلِّ مَا سَمِعْتَ. Narrating whatever you have heard suffices to show your mendacity. لَيْسَ الغِنَى عَنْ كَثْرَةِ العَرَضِ، وَلكِنَّ الغِنَى غِنَى النَّفْسِ. Needlessness does not in abundance lie; on needless souls does it rely. الغِنَى اليَأْسُ عَمَّا في أيْدِي النَّاسِ، وَمَنْ مَشَى مِنْكُمْ إلى طَمَعٍ فَلْيَمْشِ رُوَيْدَاً.

Needlessness lies in being hopeless of what people possess, and whoever walks in the way of greed, should slow his speed. حَدُّ الجِوارِ أرْبَعُوْنَ دارَاً. Neighborhood extends to forty houses. جَارُ الدَّارِ أَحَقُّ بِدارِ الجَارِ. Neighbors have priority (to others) in buying their neighbors' houses. لا تَدَعَنَّ حَقَّاً لِغَدٍ فَاِنَّ لِكُلِّ يَوْمٍ ما فيهِ. Never leave your job for tomorrow, for each day has it's own share. لا تَتَمَنَّوُا المَوْتَ. Never long for death.

ما حَسَّنَ اللَّهُ خَلْقَ عَبْدٍ وَخُلْقَهُ إلاّ اسْتَحْيَا أنْ يُطْعِمَ لَحْمَهُ النَّارَ. Never will God put to Fire the flesh of a servant to whom He has given good countenance and character. اِلْبَسْ جَدِيدَاً وَعِشْ حَمِيدَاً. New dresses wear, and good fame (try to) bear. الشَّعْرُ الحَسَنُ أحَدُ الجَمَالَيْنِ يَكْسُوهُ اللَّهُ المَرْءُ المُسْلِمَ. Nice hair is one of the two beauties God bestows on a Muslim. الخَطُّ الحَسَنُ يَزِيْدُ الحَقَّ وَضحَاً.

Nice handwriting adds to the clarity of truth. ما عُبِدَ اللَّهُ بِشَي‏ءٍ أفْضَلُ مِنْ فِقْهٍ في الدِّيْنِ. No act of worship is superior to acquiring deep knowledge in religion. ما يَحِلُّ لِمُؤْمِنٍ أنْ يَشْتَدَّ إلى أخِيْهِ بِنَظْرَةٍ تُؤْذِيْهِ. No believer is allowed to look harshly at his brother (in faith), bothering him thereof. لَيْسَ أحَدٌ أحَبَّ إليْهِ المَدْحُ مِنَ اللَّهِ، وَلا أحَدٌ أكْثَرَ مَعَاذِيْرَ مِنَ اللَّهِ.

No body loves being praised more than God, and nobody accepts excuses more than Him. ما تَصَدَّقَ النَّاسُ بِصَدَقَةٍ أفْضَلَ مِنْ عِلْمٍ يُنْشَرُ. No charity is superior to people's diffusion of knowledge. ما صَدَقَةٌ أفْضَلَ مِنْ ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ تَعَالى. No charity weighs over remembering the Exalted God. ما جُمِعَ شَي‏ءٌ إلى شَي‏ءٍ أفْضَلَ مِنْ عِلْمٍ إلى حِلْمٍ. No combination is better than that of knowledge and patience. ما مِنْ شَىْ‏ءٍ في المِيْزَانِ أثْقَلُ مِنْ حُسْنِ الخُلْقِ.