● ما مَلَأَ آدَمِيٌّ وِعَاءً شَرََّاً مِنْ بَطْنِهِ...

● ما مَلَأَ آدَمِيٌّ وِعَاءً شَرََّاً مِنْ بَطْنِهِ، يَجِبُ ابْنُ آدَمَ أكَلاتٍ يُقِمْنَ صُلْبَهُ. Man does not satiate anything worse than his belly (stomach). For sons of Adam, that which keeps them strong (and healthy) would suffice. ● الرَّجُلُ عَلى دِيْنِ خَلِيْلِهِ فَلْيَنْظُرْ أحَدُكُمْ مَنْ يُخَالُّ. Man follows the creed of his fellows, and thus you should see the friend of whom to be. ● المَرْءُ عَلى دِيْنِ خَلِيْلِهِ. Man follows the path of his friend's religion.

● ما مِنْ آدَمِيٍّ إلاّ وَفي رَأْسِهِ حِكْمَةٌ بِيَدِ مَلَكٍ؛ فَاِذا تَواضَعَ قِيْلَ لِلْمَلِكِ اِرفَعْ حِكْمَتَهُ؛ Man has a kind of wisdom in his head, supervised by an angel. Showing humility, the angel is ordered to lift it up and showing insignificant worldly fame.

● بَادِرُوْا بِالاَعْمَالِ سِتَّاً: اِمَارَةَ السُّفَهَاءِ وَكَثَرَةَ الشَّرْطِ؛ وَبَيْعَ الحُكْمِ؛ وَاسْتِخْفَافَاً بِالدَّمِ؛ وَقَطيعَةَ الرَّحِمِ؛ وَنَشَاءً يَتَّخِذُونَ القُرْآنَ مَزَامِيْرَ يُقَدِّمُوْنَ أَحَدَهُمْ لِيُغَنِّيْهِمْ؛ وَاِنْ كانَ أَقَلَّهُمْ فِقْهَاً.

Make the most of your chances to do good deeds prior to the occurrence of the following six: the rule of the ignorant, the trade of ranks and positions, belittlement of bloodshed, breaking bonds of kinship, the recitation of the Quran by the newcomers (in religion) who appoint a singer to imamate (leadership), though he is the least in understanding the religion. ● بَرِّدُوْا طَعَامَكُمُ يُبَارَكُ لَكُمْ فِيْهِ. Make your food cold to bring you bliss (health).

● عَوِّدوْا قُلُوبَكُمُ التَّرَقُّبَ، وَأكْثِرِوْا التَفَكُّرَ. Make your minds accustomed to the remembrance of God, and meditate a lot. ● أَصْلِحُوا دُنْيَاكُمْ؛ وَاعْمَلُوا لآخِرَتِكُمْ كَأَنَّكُمْ تَمُوتُونَ غَدَاً. Make your world thrive, and for the other world in such a way try as if tomorrow you would die. ● مِنَ البِرِّ أَنْ تَصِلَ صَدِيْقَ أَبِيْكَ. Making friends with your father's friend is a form of kindness. ● ما مَلأَ آدَمِيٌّ وِعَاءً شَرَّاً مِنْ بَطْنٍ.

Man does not fill up anything worse than his stomach. ● ما مَلَأَ آدَمِيٌّ وِعَاءً شَرََّاً مِنْ بَطْنِهِ، يَجِبُ ابْنُ آدَمَ أكَلاتٍ يُقِمْنَ صُلْبَهُ. Man does not satiate anything worse than his belly (stomach). For sons of Adam, that which keeps them strong (and healthy) would suffice. ● الرَّجُلُ عَلى دِيْنِ خَلِيْلِهِ فَلْيَنْظُرْ أحَدُكُمْ مَنْ يُخَالُّ. Man follows the creed of his fellows, and thus you should see the friend of whom to be. ● المَرْءُ عَلى دِيْنِ خَلِيْلِهِ.