Persistence [in sinning] brings [divine] wrath.

Persistence [in sinning] brings [divine] wrath. 32ـ اَلمَعْصِيَةُ تَمْنَعُ الإجابَةَ. Disobedience [to Allah] brings retribution. 33ـ اَلإصرارُ يَجْلِبُ النِّقْمَةَ. Returning to sin [and repeating it] is persistence [in sinning]. 34ـ اَلمَعْصِيَةُ تَجْتَلِبُ العُقُوبَةَ. Persistence [in sinning] is the gravest sin and the quickest in [bringing] retribution. 35ـ المُعاوَدَةُ إلَى الذَّنْبِ إصْرارٌ. Keeping away from vices is more important [and better] than earning good deeds.

36ـ اَلإصرارُ أعْظَمُ حَوْبَةً، وأسْرَعُ عُقُوبَةً. If you must, by all means, be pure, then purify yourselves from vices of the hearts. 37ـ اِجْتِنابُ السَّيـِّئاتِ أوْلى مِنِ اكْتِسابِ الحَسَناتِ. If you must, by all means, be clean, then clean yourselves from the filth of flaws and vices. 38ـ إنْ كُنتُمْ لامُحالَةَ مُتَنَزِّهينَ، فَتَنَزَّهُوا عَنْ مَعاصِي القُلُوبِ. If you purify yourselves from vices, Allah will love you.

39ـ إنْ كُنْتُمْ لا مُحالَةَ مُتَطَهِّرينَ، فَتَطَهَّرُوا مِنْ دَنَسِ العُيُوبِ وَالذُّنوبِ. Verily if you keep away from vices you will attain elevated ranks. 40ـ إنْ تَنَزَّهُوا عَنِ المَعاصي يُحبِبْكُمُ اللّهُ. The bane of obedience is insubordination. 41ـ إنَّكَ إنِ اجْتَنَبْتَ السَّيـِّئاتِ نِلْتَ رَفيعَ الدَّرَجاتِ. When you commit a sin then be remorseful for it. 42ـ آفَةُ الطّاعَةِ العِصْيانُ. It is through disobedience [to Allah] that wretchedness comes about.

43ـ إذا قارَفْتَ ذَنْباً فَكُنْ عَلَيْهِ نادِماً. Through disobedience [to Allah] the [gate of] hellfire is closed for the aberrant [and they are unable to escape it]. 44ـ بِالمَعصِيَةِ تَكُونُ الشَّقاءُ. How evil an action disobedience [to Allah] is! 45ـ بِالمَعْصِيَةِ تُؤْصَدُ النّارُ لِلْغاوينَ. Avoid disobeying Allah and you will be successful. 46ـ بِئسَ العَمَلُ المَعْصيَةُ.

Guard yourself against sins and restrain yourselves from them, for indeed, wretched is the one who gives them free rein. 47ـ تَوَقَّ مَعاصِيَ اللّهِ تُفْلِحْ. Exalted is Allah, the Mighty, [yet] how lenient is He! And you are lowly and weak yet how bold you are in your disobedience to Him! 48ـ تَوَقُّوا المَعاصِيَ، واحْبِسُوا أنْفُسَكُمْ عَنْها، فَإنَّ الشَّقِيَّ مَنْ أطْلَقَ فيها عِنانَهُ. The sweetness of sin is spoilt by the pain of retribution.

49ـ تعالَى اللّهُ مِنْ قَوِيّ ما أحْلَمَهُ، وَتَواضَعْتَ مِنْ ضَعيف ما أجْرَأَكَ على مَعاصيهِ. The outcome of sins is loss [and destruction]. 50ـ حَلاوَةُ المَعصيَةِ يُفْسِدُها أَليمُ العُقُوبَةِ. Many a great sin of yours is deemed by you as [being] small.