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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech Important Events Important events-الملاحم One who understands the times [in which he lives] does not neglect to prepare [for what is to come]. 1ـ مَنْ عَرَفَ الأيّامَ لَمْ يَغْفُلْ عَنِ الاِسْتِعْدادِ. One who is crippled by the hardship of the times is raised by the assistance of the noble-minded ones. 2ـ مَنْ أقْعَدَتْهُ نِكايَةُ الأيّامِ أقامَتْهُ مَعُونَةُ الكِرامِ.

How quick the hours pass in the day and how fast the days pass in the month and how quick the months pass in the year and how fast the years pass in the lifetime! 3ـ ما أسْرَعَ السّاعاتِ فيِ الأيّامِ وأسْرَعَ الأيّامَ فيِ الشُّهُورِ وأسْرَعَ الشُّهُورَ فِي السَّنَةِ وأسْرَعَ السَّنَةَ فِي العُمْرِ. Days are the pages of your lifetime so eternize [or bind] them with your best deeds. 4ـ اَلأيّامُ صَحائِفُ آجالِكُمْ فَخَلِّدُوها (فَجَلِّدُوها) أحْسَنَ أعْمالِكُمْ.

Hours are the lurking place of banes. 5ـ اَلسّاعاتُ مُكْمَنُ الآفاتِ. Hours plunder lifetimes. 6ـ السّاعاتُ تَنْهَبُ الأعْمارَ (الآجالَ)،. The passing of days brings the benefit of experiences. 7ـ اَلأيّامُ تُفيدُ التَّجارِبَ. Hours diminish lifetimes. 8ـ اَلسّاعاتُ تُنَقِّصُ الأعْمارَ. The passing of days reveals the hidden secrets. 9ـ اَلأيّامُ تُوضِحُ السَّرائِرَ الكامِنَةَ.

Verily you are only [the sum total of] a fixed number of days, and every day that passes you by takes a piece of you with it, so reduce your desires and be moderate in your earning. 10ـ إنَّما أنْتَ عَدَدُ أيّام فَكُلُّ يَوْم يَمْضي عَلَيْكَ يَمْضي بِبَعْضِكَ، فَخَفِّضْ فيِ الطَّلَبِ، وأجْمِلْ فِي المُكْتَسَبِ. Verily the previous generations were only wiped out by the alternation of movements and stillness. 11ـ إنَّما أبادَ القُرُونَ تَعاقُبُ الحَرَكاتِ والسُّكُونِ.

The early morning hours of Saturdays and Thursdays are a blessing. 12ـ بَكْرُ السَّبْتِ والخَميسِ بَرَكَةٌ. The era of the just [ruler] is the best of eras. 13ـ زَمانُ العادِلِ خَيْرُ الأزْمِنَةِ. Verily your moments are portions of your life, so do not pass your time except in that which will save you [in the Hereafter]. 14ـ إنَّ أوْقاتَكَ أجْزاءُ عُمْرِكَ، فَلا تُنفِدْ(فَلا تُنْفِذْ) لَكَ وَقْتاً إلاّ فيما يُنْجيكَ (في غَيْرِما يُنجيكَ).