● الأيْدِي ثَلاثَةٌ...

● الأيْدِي ثَلاثَةٌ: فَيَدُ اللَّهِ العُلْيَا؛ وَيَدُ المُعَطِي الَّتِي تَلِيْهَا؛ وَيَدُ السَّائِلِ السُّفْلى، فَاعْطِ الفَضْلَ وَلا تَعْجَزْ عَنْ نَفْسِكَ. Hands are of three kinds: God's hand which above all hands stands, the giver's hand which stands below God's hand and the receiver's hand which below the other two stands. Be generous, therefore, and be not close- handed. ● مِنْ سَعَادَةِ المَرْءِ المَسْكَنُ وَالجَارُ الصَّالِحُ وَالمَرْكَبُ الهَنِي‏ءُ.

Happy is the man who has a good house, a good neighbor and a tame horse. ● أَصَابَتْكُمْ فِتْنَةُ الضَّرَّاءِ فَصَبَرْتُمْ؛ وَاِنَّ أَخوَفَ مَا أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ فِتْنَةُ السَّرَّاءِ مِنْ قِبَلِ النِّساءِ؛ اِذا تَسَوَّرْنَ الذَّهَبَ وَلَبِسْنَ رُبُطَ الشَّامِ وَعَصْبَ اليَمَنِ وَأتْعَبنَ الغَنِىَّ وَكَلَّفْنَ الفَقِيرَ مَا لا يَجِدُ.

Hard trials (hardships) befell you and you kept patient, but I am worried about you as to harder trials on the part of women when they decorate themselves with gold, and dress themselves in precious cloths, thereby causing troubles for the rich and asking the poor what they cannot afford. ● سَارِعُوْا في طَلَبِ العِلْمِ، فَالْحَديثُ مِنْ صَادِقٍ خَيْرٌ مِنَ الدُّنْيا وَمَا عَلَيْها مِنْ ذَهَبٍ وَفِضَّةٍ.

Haste in seeking knowledge, for uttering true words is better than the world and its gold and silver. ● اِرْحَمُوْا تُرْحَمُْوا، وَاغْفِرُوا يُغْفَرْ لَكُمْ. Have mercy (on people) and forgive them to receive divine Mercy and Forgiveness. ● اِرْحَمُوْا عَزِيْزَاً ذَلَّ؛ وَغَنِيَّاً افْتَقَرَ؛ وَعَالِمَاً ضَاعَ بَيْنَ جُهَّالٍ. Have mercy on the degraded formerly held in honor, the rich afflicted with poverty and the learned left unknown among the ignorant.

● اِرْحَمْ مَنْ في الاَرْضِ يَرْحَمْكَ مَنْ في السَّمَاءِ. Have mercy on those who are on the earth to receive the Mercy of the One who is in the heavens. ● تَعَشَّوْا وَلَوْ بِكَفٍّ مِنْ حَشَفٍ؛ فَاِنَّ تَرْكَ العِشِاءِ مَهْرَمَةٌ. Have supper, though a handful of bad date might be there, for surely doing the reverse brings old age and weakness. ● دَخَلْتُ الجَنَّةَ فَاِذا أكْثَرُ أهْلِهَا البُلْهُ. Having entered paradise, most of its dwellers I found of the unwise!

● حَسْبِي رَجَائِي مِنْ خَالِقِي؛ وَحَسْبِي دِيْنِي مِنْ دُنْيَايَ. Having hope in God, and having faith (in this world) are sufficient for me. ● لَيْسَ المُؤْمِنُ الَّذِي لا يَأْمَنُ جَارُهُ بَوَائِقَةُ. He is not a believer whose neighbors do not feel safe against his evil.