19ـ سَبَبُ فَسادِ الدّينِ اَلْهَوى.

19ـ سَبَبُ فَسادِ الدّينِ اَلْهَوى. Counter vain desire with the reason. 20ـ ضادُّوا الهَوى بِالعَقْلِ. Blessed is the one who endures [the temptations of] his vain desire, rejects his [false] aspiration, hits the target and acquires recompense. 21ـ طُوبى لِمَنْ كابَدَ هَواهُ، وكَذَّبَ مُناهُ، وَرَمى غَرَضاً، وأحْرَزَ عِوَضاً. Yielding to vain desire corrupts the intellect. 22ـ طاعَةُ الهَوى تُفْسِدُ العَقْلَ. Submitting to vain desire causes ruin. 23ـ طاعَةُ الهَوى تُرْدي.

Vain desire is victorious over the one who is led by his lust. 24ـ ظَفِرَ الهَوى بِمَنِ انْقادَ لِشَهْوَتِهِ. He who overcomes his vain desire is victorious in attaining the Paradise of the [everlasting] Abode. 25ـ ظَفِرَ بِجَنَّةِ المَأْوى مَنْ غَلَبَ الهَوى. The delusions of vain desire beguile. 26ـ غُرُورُ الهَوى يَخْدَعُ. Being overcome by vain desire corrupts [one’s] faith and reason. 27ـ غَلَبَةُ الهَوى تُفْسِدُ الدّينَ وَالعَقْلَ.

Combat vain desire just as an adversary would combat his adversary, and battle it the way an enemy would battle his enemy, [if successful] you may gain mastery over it. 28ـ غالِبِ الهَوى مُغالَبَةَ الخَصْمِ خَصْمَهُ، وحارِبْهُ مُحارَبَةَ العَدُوِّ عَدُوَّهُ لَعَلَّكَ تَمْلِكْهُ. In succumbing to vain desire there is every [form of] deviation. 29ـ في طاعَةِ الهَوى كُلُّ الغَوايَةِ. He who overcomes his vain desire and controls the urges of his [carnal] soul is successful.

30ـ فازَ مَنْ غَلَبَ هَواهُ، ومَلَكَ دَواعِيَ نَفْسِهِ. Indeed the one who is deceived by the temptations of [his] vain desire has gone astray. 31ـ قَدْ ضَلَّ مَنِ انْخَدَعَ لِدَواعِى الهَوى. Combat your vain desire with your intellect and you will acquire right guidance. 32ـ قاتِلْ هَواكَ بِعَقْلِكَ، تَمْلِكْ رُشْدَكَ. Combat your vain desire with your knowledge and your anger with your forbearance. 33ـ قاتِلْ هَواكَ بِعِلْمِكَ، وغَضَبَكَ بِحِلْمِكَ.

Be a conqueror of your vain desire and a seeker of your salvation. 34ـ كُنْ لِهَواكَ غالِباً، ولِنَجاتِكَ طالِباً. If vain desire were to be lifted, the insincere person would despise [and feel ashamed of] his [own] action. 35ـ لَوِارْتَفَعَ الهَوى لأَنِفَ غَيْرُ المُخْلصِ مِنْ عَمَلِهِ. One who is controlled by his vain desire goes astray. 36ـ مَنْ مَلَكَهُ هَواهُ ضَلَّ. Whoever yields to his vain desire is destroyed. 37ـ مَنْ أطاعَ هَواهُ هَلَكَ. Whoever overcomes his vain desire is honoured.