38ـ غالِبِ الشَّهْوَةَ قَبْلَ قُوَّةِ ضَراوَتِها فَإنَّها...

38ـ غالِبِ الشَّهْوَةَ قَبْلَ قُوَّةِ ضَراوَتِها فَإنَّها إنْ قَوِيَتْ مَلَكَتْكَ، وَاسْتَفادَتْكَ(اِستقادَتكَ) ولَمْ تَقْدِرْ عَلى مُقاوِمَتِها. The comrade of lustful desires is the prisoner of [their] consequences. 39ـ قَرينُ الشَّهَواتِ أسيرُ التَّبِعاتِ. The associate of lust has a sick soul and a troubled mind. 40ـ قَرينُ الشَّهْوَةِ مَريضُ النَّفْسِ مَعْلُولُ(مَغْلُولُ) العَقْلِ. Resist lust by subduing it and you will be victorious. 41ـ قاوِمِ الشَّهْوَةَ بِالقَمْعِ لَها تَظْفَرْ.

How many a lustful desire has prevented [one from attaining] a lofty status! 42ـ كَمْ مِنْ شَهْوَة مَنَعَتْ رُتْبَةً. How can one who is not aided by [divine] protection refrain from lust? 43ـ كَيْفَ يَصْبِرُ عَنِ الشَّهْوَةِ مَنْ لَمْ تُعِنْهُ العِصْمَةُ؟! A servant will never be destroyed until he prefers his lust over his religion. 44ـ لَنْ يَهْلِكَ العَبْدُ حَتّى يُؤْثِرَ شَهْوَتَهُ عَلى دينِهِ.

There is no sin that is worse than following [one’s] lust, so do not obey it as it will preoccupy you from [the remembrance of] Allah. 45ـ لَيْسَ فِي المَعاصي أشَدُّ مِنْ اِتِّباعِ الشَّهْوَةِ فَلا تُطيعُوها فَيَشْغَلَكُمْ عَنِ اللّهِ. If you had abstained from lustful desires you would surely have been safe from tribulations. 46ـ لَوْ زَهِدْتُمْ فِي الشَّهَواتِ لَسَلِمْتُمْ مِنَ الآفاتِ. Whoever overcomes his lust, his intellect becomes manifested. 47ـ مَنْ غَلَبَ شَهْوَتَهُ ظَهَرَ عَقْلُهُ.

Whoever is overcome by his lust, his soul will not be safe. 48ـ مَنْ غَلَبَتْ عَلَيْهِ شَهْوَتُهُ لَمْ تَسْلَمْ نَفْسُهُ. One who is patient in the face of his lust becomes complete in [his] magnanimity. 49ـ مَنْ صَبَـرَ عَلى شَهْوَتِهِ تَناهى فِي المُرُوَّةِ. One who controls his lust is indeed pious. 50ـ مَنْ مَلَكَ شَهْوَتَهُ كانَ تَقِيَّاً. One who kills his lust rejuvenates his magnanimity. 51ـ مَنْ أماتَ شَهْوَتَهُ أحْيى مُرُوَّتَهُ.

One whose lust increases, [the expense for] his provision becomes heavy. 52ـ مَنْ كَثُرَتْ شَهْوَتُهُ ثَقُلَتْ مَؤُنَتُهُ. One who overcomes his lust, protects his status. 53ـ مَنْ غَلَبَ شَهْوَتَهُ صانَ قَدْرَهُ. Whoever hastens towards lustful desires, afflictions rush towards him. 54ـ مَنْ تَسَرَّعَ إلَى الشَّهَواتِ تَسَرَّعَ إلَيْهِ الآفاتُ. One who is enticed by lustful desires permits his soul to be a target of calamities. 55ـ مَنْ غَرِيَ بِالشَّهَواتِ أباحَ نَفْسَهُ الغَوائِلَ.

Whoever controls his lust, his magnanimity becomes complete and his end becomes good. 56ـ مَنْ مَلَكَ شَهْوَتَهُ كَمُلَتْ مُرُوَّتُهُ، وحَسُنَتْ عاقِبَتُهُ.