7- مَن حَاسَبَ نَفسَهُ رَبِحَ و مَنِ غَفَلَ عَنهَا خَسِرَ...
7- مَن حَاسَبَ نَفسَهُ رَبِحَ و مَنِ غَفَلَ عَنهَا خَسِرَ، و مَن خَافَ أَمِنَ، ومَنِ اعَتَبَرَ أَبصَرَ، وَمَن ابصَرفَهَم وَمَنِ فَهِمَ عَلِمَ. 7- One who takes account of his shortcomings will always gain by it, one who is unmindful of them will always suffer. One who is afraid of the Day of Judgment is safe from the Wrath of God; one who takes lessons from the happenings of life obtains vision, one who acquires vision becomes wise, and one who attains wisdom achieves knowledge.
8- خَالِطُوا النَّاس مُخَالَطَةً إن مُتُّم مَعَهَا يَکَوا عَلَيکُم وَإن عِشتُم حَنُّوا إلَيکُم. 8- Treat people in such a way and live amongst them in such a manner that if you die they weep over you, and if you are alive they crave for your company. 9- إذَا قَدَرتَ عَلَ? عَدُوَّکَ فَاجعَلِ اَلعَفوِ عَنهُ شُکرا لِلقُدرَةِ عَلَيهِ. 9- If you get an opportunity and power overyour enemy, then, in thankfulness to God for this, forgive him.
10- أَعجَزُ النَّاسِ مَن عَجَزَ عَنِ اکتِسَابِ الإخوَانِ وِأَعجَزُ مِنهُ مَن ضَيَّعَ مَن ظَفِرَ بِهِ مِنهُم . He is very unfortunate who cannot in his lifetime gain even a few sincere friends and sympathisers and even more unfortunate is the one who has gained them, and then lost them (through his deeds). 11- وَقَالَ عَلَيهِ السَّلَاُم (في الَّذِينَ اَعتَزَلُوا القِتَاَل مَعَهُ ) خَذَلُوا الحَقَّ وَ َلم يَنصُرُوا البَاطِلَ.
11- For those who refused to side with any party, that of Hadrator his enemies, Hadrat said: they have forsaken religion and were c, of no use to infidelity also. 12- قُرِنَتِ الَهيَبَةِ بِالخَيبَةِ ، وَالحَيَاءُ بِالحِرمَانِ، وَالفُرصَةُ تُمُّر مَرَّ السَّحَابِ فَانتَهِزُوا فُرَصَ الخَيرِ. 12- Failures are often results of timidity and fears; disappointments are results of uncalled for modesty; hours of leisure pass away like summerclouds, therefore, do not. waste opportunity the doing good.
13- مَن أَبطَأَ بِهِ عَمَلُهُ لَم يُسرِع بِهِ نَسَبُهُ. 13- Whose deeds lower him, his pedigree cannot elevate. 14- کُن سَمحاً وَلَا تَکُن مُبَذَّراً وَکُن مُقَدَّراً وَلَا تَکُن مُقَتَّراً. 14- Be generous but not extravagant, be frugal but not miserly. 15-أَشرَفُ الغِنَ? تَرکُ الُمنَ?. 15- To give up inordinate desires is the best kind of wealth and fortune. 16- َمن أَطَالَ الَأمَلَ أَسَاءَ العَمَلَ. 16- One who hopes inordinately impairs the standard of his work.
17- يَا ابنَ آدَمَ رَأَيتَ رَبَّکَ سُبحَانَهُ يُتَابِعُ عَلَيکَ نِعَمَهُ وَأَنتَ تَعصِيهِ فَاحذَرَهُ. 17- 0 son of Adam!
✦ ✦ ✦