12ـ لِلْكَيِّسِ في كُلِّ شَيْء إتِّعاظٌ.

12ـ لِلْكَيِّسِ في كُلِّ شَيْء إتِّعاظٌ. Sagacity is [in] fearing Allah, the Glorified, eschewing the forbidden and improving one’s Hereafter [through good deeds]. 13ـ اَلْكَيِّسُ تَقْوَى اللّهِ سُبْحانَهُ، وتَجَنُّبُ المَحارِمِ، وإصْلاحُ المَعادِ. The most sagacious among you is the most pious among you. 14ـ أكْيَسُكُمْ أوْرَعُكُمْ. The greatest sagacity is God-wariness. 15ـ اَكْيَسُ الكَيْسِ التَّقْوى.

The determination and effort of the sagacious one is for the improvement of his Hereafter and for acquiring more provisions [for it]. 16ـ عَزيمَةُ الكَيِّسِ وجِدُّهُ لإصْلاحِ المَعادِ، والاِسْتِكْثارِ مِنَ الزّادِ. The sagacious person is one who shortens his hopes. 17ـ اَلْكَيِّسُ مَنْ قَصَُّرَ آمالَُهُ. The sagacious person is one who knows himself and is sincere in his actions. 18ـ اَلْكَيِّسُ مَنْ عَرَفَ نَفْسَهُ، وأخْلَصَ أعْمالَهُ.

It is a sufficient sagacity for a person to recognize his own flaws. 19ـ كَفى بِالمَرْءِ كَيْساً أنْ يَعْرِفَ مَعائِبَهُ. It is a sufficient sagacity for a person to remain moderate in his goals and reasonable in his quests. 20ـ كَفى بِالمَرْءِ كَيْساً أنْ يَقْتَصِدَ في مَ آرِبِهِ، ويُجْمِلَ في مَطالِبِهِ. It is a sufficient sagacity for a person to overcome his vain desire and possess intelligence. 21ـ كَفى بِالمَرْءِ كَيْساً أنْ يَغْلِبَ الهَوى، ويَمْلِكَ النُّهى.

It is a sufficient sagacity for a person to discover his own flaws [instead of dwelling on the flaws of others] and be moderate in what he seeks. 22ـ كَفى بِالمَرْءِ كَيْساً أنْ يَقِفَ عَلى مَعائِبِهِ، ويَقْتَصِدَ في مَطالِبِهِ. Previous…