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One Hundred Proverbs from The words of the Commander of the Faithful ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib compilation attributed to Al-Jāḥiẓ 222 222 ‫ة‬ ��‫م‬�‫ل‬��‫ك‬ � �� ‫ة‬ ��‫ئ‬ ��‫ا‬�‫م‬� ﷽� ‫ي‬ � � ‫ب‬�� � ّ ‫د‬��‫ح‬ � :‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬�‫ش‬ ‫ي‬ � � � ّ ‫ي‬ � � ‫ب‬ ‫ك‬� ‫ا‬�‫م‬�‫ر‬� � � �‫ل‬�� ‫ا‬ ‫��ش�د‬� � ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ �‫ب‬ � ‫ع�د‬ � �‫ا‬‫و‬��� � ‫ا‬ ‫ش�د‬‫ب‬�‫ع‬ � ‫ب‬ ‫ح‬ �‫ي‬ ‫ص‬ � �‫س‬��‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬ ‫ي‬ � � ‫ب‬�� � ّ ‫د‬��‫ح‬ � :‫�د‬ ّ ‫��ش‬‫ح‬ � ‫م‬� ‫ب‬ �‫ب‬ � ‫ب‬ �‫ا‬�‫ش‬��‫ي‬ ‫س‬‫ل‬��‫س‬�� ‫ب‬ �‫ب‬ � ‫�د‬ ّ ‫��ش‬‫ح‬ � ‫م‬� ‫ر‬�� � ‫ب‬ ‫ل‬�‫و‬�‫ب‬ �� ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ �‫ي‬ ��‫د‬ ‫أ‬‫ا‬ � ‫ل‬ � � ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ ‫ح‬ �‫ي‬ ‫ص‬ � �‫س‬��‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬�‫ش‬ ‫ب‬�� �� ّ ‫د‬��‫ح‬ � :1 ‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬� ‫ي‬ � � � ‫ب‬ ‫ر‬‫ا‬‫ر‬‫ي‬ ��‫ش‬� ���‫ب‬ � ‫ي‬ � � ‫ب‬ �� �‫ا‬�‫ي‬ ��‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ � � � ‫ا‬� ّ ‫ل‬�� ��� � ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ �‫���س‬ � ‫ل‬� ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ �‫ب‬ � ‫ه‬ ّٰ ‫لل‬‫ا‬ ‫ي‬ ‫ه‬�‫ش‬‫ب‬�‫ع‬�‫ر‬� � � �‫ب‬‫ل‬ ‫و‬�‫ب‬ �� ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬ :‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬� ‫ي‬ � � � ‫ب‬ � �� � ‫ح‬ �‫ا‬�‫ب‬ � � ‫ل‬�� ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ �‫ا‬�‫م‬� � ‫س‬‫ع‬ � ‫ي‬ � �‫ب‬ ‫ك‬� ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ �� �‫ا‬��� �‫ر‬��‫ا‬�‫ط‬ �� � ‫ي‬ � �‫ب‬ ‫ك‬� ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ �‫ب‬ � ‫�م�د‬� � ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬‫ل‬� ‫ب‬ ��� � ‫ب‬ ��‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬‫و‬�‫ب‬ �� ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ي‬ � � ‫ب‬�� � ّ ‫د‬��‫ح‬ � :‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬� ‫ي‬ � � � ��‫ي‬ ��‫ر‬‫د‬ ‫ب‬ �‫ب‬ � ‫ب‬ �‫���س‬ � ‫ل‬�� ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ �‫ب‬ � ‫د‬�� ّ ‫�م‬‫ح‬ � ‫م‬� ‫ر‬� � � �‫ب‬‫ل‬ ‫و‬�‫ب‬ �� ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ي‬ � � ‫ب‬�� � ّ ‫د‬��‫ح‬ � ‫ه‬���‫ب‬ ‫ح‬ � ‫و‬�� ‫ه‬ ّٰ ‫لل‬‫ا‬ ‫م‬ � ّ ‫ر‬� � ‫ا‬� ‫ب‬ �‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬�‫ط‬� �� � ‫ي‬ ‫ى‬ ‫ب‬ ‫ل‬ � ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ �‫ب‬ � ّ ‫ي‬ � � ‫ك‬��‫ع‬ � ‫ب‬ �‫ي‬ ��‫ش‬ ‫ب‬�‫م‬�‫أ‬ ‫و‬�‫م‬ � ‫ا‬� ‫ا‬‫ر‬‫ي‬ ��‫م‬� ‫أ‬‫ا‬ � ‫ل‬ � � ّ‫ب‬ � ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬�‫ب‬��‫ا‬�‫م‬� ‫ب‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ا‬�‫ش‬ ‫ب‬�‫ل‬� � ‫ل‬� � ‫و‬� ‫ي‬ ��‫ي‬ ‫ل‬� ‫ب‬ � �� � ‫ح‬ �‫ا‬�‫ب‬ � � ‫ل‬� ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ �‫ا‬�‫ك‬ � ‫ا‬� ‫ا‬‫ر‬��‫د‬ ‫ه‬�‫ل‬��‫أ‬ ‫ل‬�‫ا‬�‫س‬�� ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ي‬ � ‫ب‬ ‫ص‬‫ك‬ � ‫ا‬� ‫و‬�� :‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬�‫ش‬ ‫ي‬ � � � . ‫ب‬ �‫ر‬� ��� � ‫ا‬ ‫ي‬ �‫ا‬�‫ش‬� ‫ل‬ ���‫ك‬ � ‫ا‬�‫ب‬ �‫�س‬�‫ا‬�� � ‫م‬� ‫ب‬ �‫م‬� ‫ي‬ ‫ه‬�‫ش‬� ‫ل‬ ���‫ك‬ � ‫ا‬� ‫ب‬ ��‫ل‬� �‫أ‬ ‫ا‬�‫ب‬ �� ‫ا‬�� � ‫ب‬ �‫م‬� ‫ي‬ ‫ه‬�‫م‬ ‫ل‬ ���‫ك‬ � ‫ا‬�ّ ‫ل‬��‫ك‬ � ‫ا‬� ‫ي‬ � � ‫ب‬ ‫ك‬� َ‫ي‬ �� ‫ي‬ ‫ه‬�‫ش‬� ‫ل‬ ���‫ك‬ � ‫ا‬�‫ي‬ ‫ه‬�‫أ‬ ��‫ا‬�‫م‬� ‫ح‬ ‫ب‬ � ‫ر‬ ‫ب‬ � � ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ه‬‫ر‬��‫ع‬ � ‫ر‬ ‫ب‬ � � ‫آ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ي‬ � � ‫ب‬ ‫ك‬ � � ‫ب‬ �‫ا‬�‫ك‬ � ‫ا‬�‫ا‬� ّ ‫م‬ ‫ل‬ �� ‫ب‬ � � � ‫ا‬�� �‫ب‬ ‫ل‬� ‫ا‬� ّ‫ب‬ ‫س‬ َ‫ب‬ ‫�ص‬ � ‫ا‬�� � ‫ب‬ �‫ع‬ �‫ل‬� ‫ب‬ �� � � ‫ا‬�‫ب‬ � �‫ي‬ �‫ي‬ ‫�ل‬‫و‬�� ‫ا‬�� �‫ب‬ ‫ل‬� ‫ي‬ � � ‫ب‬ ‫ك‬� ‫��د‬ �‫ي‬ �� ‫و‬�‫ه‬�‫و‬�� ّ ‫ي‬ � � ‫ك‬��‫ع‬ � ‫ا‬�� �‫ي‬ �‫ل‬�� ‫م‬� ُ ‫ي‬ �‫و‬�� ‫ا‬�� � � �‫م‬� ‫ب‬ ‫ح‬ �‫ي‬ � ‫ب‬ � ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬� ‫ل‬� ‫ي‬ ��‫و‬�‫ط‬ �� � .‫ه‬� ّ ‫ط‬ �� �‫ب‬ ‫ح‬ �‫ب‬ � ّ ‫ي‬ � � ‫ك‬�� ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬�� � � �‫ب‬ � � �‫د‬‫و‬�� ‫ا‬�� � ‫ب‬ ‫ح‬ �‫ر‬ ‫ب‬ � � ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬� ‫ب‬ � � � ‫ي‬ �‫ا‬‫م‬�‫ل‬��‫ك‬ � � �‫ل‬�� ‫ا‬ ‫ك‬�‫ل‬��‫ي‬ ‫ل‬� ‫ا‬�� � ‫ب‬ �‫م‬� ‫ع‬ �‫م‬� ‫ب‬ ‫ح‬ � ‫ب‬ � � � ‫ه‬�‫ي‬ ��‫ا‬�‫ب‬ �� ّ‫ب‬ �‫�ص‬ � ‫م‬� 2 ‫ي‬ �‫ا‬‫د‬ َّ ‫و‬�‫س‬��‫م‬� ‫ب‬ �‫م‬� ‫ي‬ ‫ه‬�‫ل‬�� ‫م‬�‫ب‬ ‫ح‬ � ‫ا‬�‫ش‬��‫و‬�‫ي‬ �� 3 :‫ه‬ ‫ب‬ ‫���د‬ ‫ي‬ ‫ه‬�‫ش‬‫أ‬ ��‫ا‬�‫م‬ � ‫ا‬� ‫ا‬ ‫ي‬ �‫ا‬�‫ش‬� ‫ل‬ ���‫ك‬ � � �‫ل‬�� ‫ا‬ ‫ي‬ � ‫ب‬��‫ا‬‫ك‬‫و‬�� ‫ا‬�‫ب‬ ‫س‬‫ي‬ ‫ص‬ ‫ي‬ ‫ع‬�‫ي‬ ‫ل‬� ُ ‫ي‬ �‫دد‬ ‫ب‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ٱ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬�‫ش‬�� ‫ء‬‫ا‬�‫ط‬ �� �‫ب‬ � ��� � ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ ��� ‫��م‬ ُ ‫ك‬ � ‫ا‬� ‫و‬��� � 1 ‫ا‬‫و‬�‫ه‬ � ‫ب‬ � ‫ي‬ ��‫ب‬ �� ‫ٱ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬‫و‬� ‫ي‬ ��‫ا‬�‫م‬� ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ ‫د‬ ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬�‫ش‬ ‫ب‬ � � � ‫م‬ �‫ا‬�‫ي‬ �َ ‫ب‬ ‫�ل‬ ���‫ا‬�‫ب‬ �‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬ 2 ‫م‬�‫ه‬ � ‫أ‬ ‫ل‬�‫ا‬�‫ب‬ �� ‫آ‬ ‫ا‬�‫ب‬ �� ‫م‬�‫ع‬‫ش‬ � � ‫ب‬ �‫م‬� ‫ه‬�‫ب‬ ‫س‬ � ‫�س‬� ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫م‬�‫ع‬‫ش‬ � � ‫ب‬ ‫ل‬�‫ا‬�‫م‬�‫ب‬ ‫بر‬ � ���‫ا‬�‫ش‬ ‫ب‬�‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬ 3 ‫ه‬‫ر‬‫�د‬‫ع‬ ‫ي‬ � � � ‫ب‬ � � � ‫ر‬� � ‫أ‬ ‫و‬��‫ر‬�� ‫ٱ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ك‬�‫ل‬���� ‫ا‬�‫ش‬�� 4 ‫ه‬�‫ب‬ ‫��سس‬� � ُ ‫ي‬ � ‫ا‬�‫م‬� ‫أ‬ � � � ‫ر‬�� ‫ٱ‬ ‫ا‬ ّ ‫ل‬��‫ك‬ � ‫ا‬�‫ي‬ ‫ه‬�‫ش‬��‫ي‬ ‫س‬ ‫ي‬ � � � 5 ‫ه‬� ّ ‫ش‬‫ب‬ ��‫ر‬ ‫ب‬ � � � ‫ر‬� � ‫�د‬‫ي‬ ��‫ب‬ � � � ‫ه‬�‫ش‬��� ‫ب‬ ‫ع‬�‫ب‬ ‫ل‬� ‫ب‬ � � � ‫ر‬� � ‫ب‬ �‫م‬� 6 ‫ه‬�‫ش‬‫ب‬��‫ا‬�‫س‬��‫ل‬� � ‫ي‬ �� � ‫ي‬ � ‫ء‬‫و‬� ‫ب‬ ‫ص‬‫ب‬ ‫ح‬ � ‫م‬� ‫ء‬‫ر‬�� � ‫ا‬� ‫ا‬ 7 ّ ‫ي‬ � �‫د‬ ‫ا‬�‫خ‬ �‫ا‬‫ر‬ ‫ي‬ ��‫س‬�� ‫ئ‬ � ‫ال‬ ‫�د‬��� � ‫م‬ ‫خ‬ �‫خ‬ � ‫ل‬� ‫خ‬ �� ��‫خ‬ ����‫ل‬�‫ا‬ ‫�د‬‫ي‬ ��� �‫��س‬‫خو‬ � ‫ئ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫�ه‬‫ي‬ ��‫ي‬ ‫�ه‬��‫خ‬ ‫�ه‬��‫ل‬�‫ا‬ ‫ا‬�‫خ‬�‫خر‬��‫خ‬ � ‫ئ‬ ‫ا‬‫و‬( :� ‫خ‬ � � ‫آ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫د‬ ‫ا‬�‫خ‬ ��������‫ئ‬‫ا‬�‫خ‬ � ‫خ‬ � ‫ي‬ � ‫خ‬ � � ‫ا‬� ‫خ‬ �� ��‫ي‬ � ‫ئ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ي‬ � ‫د‬‫وور‬ .‫ط‬ ‫ي‬ � ‫خ‬ � � ‫ي‬ ‫�ه‬‫م‬� ّ ‫�د‬‫ي‬ ‫�ه‬��‫��م‬�‫ل‬�‫ا‬ � ‫خ‬ ‫�د‬‫ه‬� ‫ي‬ � ‫د‬‫ور‬ 1 ‫خ‬ �������‫ح‬ � ‫ل‬� ‫ا‬ ‫�د‬��‫ح‬ ‫ئ‬ ‫ا‬‫خو‬ � ‫ئ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ي‬ � ‫خ‬�‫ث‬ � ّ ‫�د‬� ‫م‬‫ر‬‫ل‬ � �‫�م‬‫ر‬‫ل‬ � ����� �‫خ‬� ّ ‫ي‬ � ‫م‬��� ‫خ‬ �‫ح‬ � ‫ل‬� ‫ا‬ ‫�د‬��‫ح‬ ‫ئ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫خ‬ �‫خ‬ � ‫خ‬ �������‫ح‬ � ‫ل‬� ‫ا‬ ّ ‫ي‬ � ‫ل‬��‫ع‬‫خو‬ � ‫ئ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬�‫خ‬ �‫ث‬ �� ‫�د‬� ‫م‬ ‫��س‬ ‫ا‬�‫ي‬ ‫�ه‬��‫ل‬�‫ا‬ ‫خ‬ �‫خ‬ � ‫ي‬ � ‫ل‬��‫ع‬ ‫خ‬ �‫خ‬ � ‫خ‬ �������‫ح‬ � ‫ل‬� ‫ا‬ ‫خ‬ ��‫ل‬� ‫ا‬� ‫خ‬ ‫ع‬‫خو‬ � ‫ئ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬�‫خ‬ �‫ث‬ �� ّ ‫�د‬� ‫خ‬ �‫ا‬�‫م‬���‫ث‬ ‫�م‬� � ‫ي‬ �‫خ‬� ‫ئ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫خ‬ ��‫ح‬ �‫ا‬������ ‫ا‬�� ‫ي‬ �‫خ‬� ‫ئ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫خ‬ �‫خ‬ � ‫�د‬��‫ح‬ ‫ئ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ل‬� ‫خ‬ �� ��‫خ‬ ����‫ل‬�‫ا‬‫خو‬ � ‫ئ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ل‬ ‫ا‬� ‫ي‬ � � :‫ل‬ ‫ا‬� ‫ي‬ � � ‫�د‬‫ي‬ �‫ر‬ ‫د‬ ‫خ‬ �‫خ‬ � ‫خ‬ �‫ي‬ �����‫ح‬ � ‫ل‬� ‫ا‬ ‫خ‬ �‫خ‬ � ‫�د‬��� � ‫م‬ ‫ر‬‫ل‬ � �‫خ‬ � ‫خو‬ � ‫ئ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ي‬ � ‫خ‬�‫ث‬ � ّ ‫�د‬� ‫�د‬‫ي‬ ��� �‫��س‬ ‫خ‬ �‫خ‬ � ‫�ه‬‫ل‬��‫ل‬� ‫ا‬ ‫�د‬‫خ‬��� � ‫خ‬ �‫خ‬ �‫ا‬ . ‫خ‬ �‫ي‬ �‫ير‬ ��‫خ‬ � ‫ئ‬ � ‫ال‬ ‫خ‬ �‫ي‬�� ّ ‫ي‬�‫و‬‫ا‬‫ر‬‫ل‬‫ل‬‫ا‬ ‫ي‬ � ‫خ‬ � � ‫خ‬ �‫و‬ ‫ط‬ ‫ي‬ ‫�ه‬‫ي‬ �‫ا‬‫و‬‫ر‬ ‫ي‬ � ‫�د‬‫ح‬ � ّ‫ي‬ � ‫ا‬ .) ‫خ‬ ‫ط‬ ��‫ح‬ �‫ا‬�‫خ‬ ‫ح‬ � ‫ل‬� ‫ا‬ .) ‫ي‬ �‫ا‬ ‫د‬ّ ‫و‬���‫(�م‬ ‫ي‬ ��� ��‫ي‬ ��‫��س‬ :‫ا‬ 2 ‫ي‬ �‫و‬ ‫خ‬ � � ‫خ‬ ��������‫ا‬�‫ك‬ � �‫ل‬�‫ا‬ / ‫ل‬�‫م‬���� �‫ل‬�‫ا‬ ‫ء‬ ‫ا‬�‫س‬�� ‫ئ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ل‬�‫م‬� ‫ئ‬ � ‫ال‬ ‫ل‬ ‫ا‬�� ‫ئ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫خ‬ ��‫م‬� / � ‫خ‬ ���� ‫خ‬ � � ‫�ه‬ ّ ‫خ‬� ‫ئ‬ ‫ا‬�‫ك‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ي‬ ��‫س‬�� ‫�د‬‫ي‬ ‫�ه‬��‫ل‬� ‫�ه‬‫ل‬��‫ل‬� ‫ا‬‫و‬ ‫خ‬ � �‫ر‬ ‫خ‬ ‫�د‬‫ح‬ � ‫ل‬� ‫ا‬‫ر‬ ‫خ‬ ‫�د‬‫ح‬ � ‫ل‬� ‫ا‬( :� �� ‫خ‬ � � ‫ئ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ي‬ � ‫ا‬������‫ك‬ ‫ع‬ ‫خ‬�‫ر‬ ‫ئ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ي‬ � ‫د‬‫ور‬ ‫ئ‬ ‫ا‬ : ‫خ‬ � 3 ‫ي‬ � ‫د‬‫ور‬ ‫ئ‬ ‫ا‬ :‫ط‬ .)‫ي‬ ‫�ه‬ ‫ي‬ � �� ‫ث‬ ‫ل��ص‬�‫ا‬ ‫�ه‬‫ل‬��‫ي‬ ��‫ي‬ ‫�ه‬��‫ي‬ �‫و‬ ‫ي‬ ‫�ه‬‫ي‬ ‫�ه‬��‫��م‬�‫ل‬�‫ا‬ ‫�ه‬‫م‬���‫ل‬�‫ئ‬ ‫و‬ ‫ي‬ � ‫ل‬�‫م‬���� �‫ل‬�‫ا‬ ‫خ‬ ‫ط‬‫و‬ ‫خ‬ ‫�ه‬��‫ح‬ � ‫م‬ ‫ل‬�‫خ‬ � ‫ئ‬ � ‫ال‬ ‫م‬‫و‬ ‫ي‬ ��‫ك‬ �‫�م‬ ‫ل‬�‫ل‬��� �‫ل‬�‫ا‬ ‫خ‬ �‫و‬ ‫خ‬ ��‫ك‬ �‫�م‬ ‫م‬ ‫د‬ ‫آ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫خ‬ �‫خ‬ �‫ا‬ ‫خ‬ �‫ي‬ ��‫ك‬ � ����‫�م‬ / �‫ير‬ ��‫خ‬ � �‫ل‬� ‫خ‬ � ‫خ‬ ‫ر‬‫ا‬�‫خ‬ � ‫�ه‬‫ي‬ �‫و‬ ‫ي‬ � � ‫ع‬ ‫خ‬�‫ر‬ ‫ئ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ي‬ � ‫د‬‫ور‬ ‫ئ‬ ‫ا‬ : ‫خ‬ � .) ‫ي‬ �‫ور‬‫ا‬�‫ث‬ ���‫��م‬�‫ل‬�‫ا‬�‫ك‬ ‫ير‬ ��‫ه‬ � ‫خ‬ �� � ‫(ل‬ :� �� ‫خ‬ � � ‫ئ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ي‬ ‫�ه‬�����‫ك‬ ‫ي‬ � ‫د‬‫ور‬ ‫ئ‬ ‫ا‬ : ‫ث‬ � .)�‫ير‬ ��‫خ‬ � �‫ل‬� ‫خ‬ � ‫خ‬ ‫ر‬‫ا‬�‫خ‬ � ‫�ه‬‫ي‬ �‫و‬ ‫ي‬ � � ‫ي‬ �‫و‬ ‫خ‬ � � ‫خ‬ ��������‫ا‬�‫ك‬ � �‫ل‬�‫ا‬( :� ‫خ‬ ‫�د‬‫ه‬� ‫خ‬ ��‫م‬� ‫ي‬ � ‫�د‬�‫ا‬‫و‬ ‫م‬ ‫��ل‬��� ‫خ‬ � � ‫ي‬ ��‫ك‬ � ‫��س‬‫و‬ ‫ئ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫م‬ ‫خ‬‫س‬‫خ‬ � � ‫خ‬ ��� � ‫ا‬‫ير‬ ��‫خ‬ � ‫ل‬ ‫ا‬� ‫ي‬ � � ‫ٱ‬ ‫ا‬�‫�م‬‫ا‬ ‫�ه‬‫ل‬��‫ل‬� ‫ا‬ ‫م‬ ��‫ح‬ �‫ر‬ / ‫د‬‫خو‬��� �‫��م‬�‫ل‬� ‫ا‬�‫خ‬ � ‫خ‬ �� ‫خ‬ � ��‫ل‬�‫ا‬ ‫ء‬‫و‬‫��س‬ ‫د‬‫و‬‫خ‬ ‫ح‬ �‫و‬‫��م‬�‫ل‬�‫ا‬ ‫ع‬ ‫خ‬ ��‫م‬� / ‫خ‬ �‫و‬ ‫خ‬ ��������‫ح‬ �‫ي‬ � ‫ا‬�‫م‬� ‫ء‬ ‫ا‬�‫خ‬ �‫خ‬ �� ‫ئ‬ ‫ا‬ ��� ‫ا‬�‫خ‬ ��‫ل‬�‫ا‬( :� �� ‫خ‬ � � ‫ئ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ي‬ � ‫ا‬������‫ك‬ .)‫ا‬�‫خ‬ ‫ح‬ � ‫خ‬ � ‫خ‬ �‫ي‬ ��‫ل‬ �‫ا‬�‫خ‬ ‫ح‬ � ‫خ‬ � ‫خ‬ �� ّ ‫��م‬�‫�م‬ ‫خ‬ ��‫خ‬ ‫ح‬ ����� �‫ل‬�‫ا‬ ‫ا‬�‫م‬��� ّ‫خ‬�‫ئ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫�ك‬‫ل‬��‫ه‬� ‫خ‬ �‫ي‬ ��‫ل‬ �‫�ك‬‫ل‬��‫ه‬� ‫خ‬ ��‫م‬���‫ي‬ ‫�م‬ ‫خ‬ � � ‫خ‬ ��‫خ‬ ‫ح‬ ����� �‫ل‬�‫ا‬ ���‫ي‬ ‫م‬��‫ل‬� / [18.216.251.37] Project MUSE (2024-04-26 17:12 GMT) 223 223 One Hundred Proverbs In the name of God, the compassionate, the merciful The religious scholar and litterateur, Abū Naṣr Muḥammad ibn Sulaymān ibn Muḥammad, recounted to us, saying: The religious scholar, ʿAbd al-wāḥid ibn Aḥmad al-Kirmānī, recounted to me, saying: Abū Bakr Hibat Allāh al-ʿAllāf, who was judge in Shiraz, recounted to me, saying:82 Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥasan ibn Durayd recounted to me, saying: Abū l-Faḍl Aḥmad ibn Abī Ṭāhir,83 the friend of Abū ʿUthmān al-Jāḥiẓ, recounted to me, saying: For years al-Jāḥiẓ had been telling us that the commander of the faithful, ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib, had produced a hundred proverbs, each proverb worth a thousand of the best proverbs produced by the Arabs. I asked him many times to collect them and dictate them to me. He would promise to do so, but deliberately, stingily, forget. One day toward the end of his life, he brought out several earlier drafts of his own works, culled from them ʿAlī’s proverbs, wrote them down with his own hand, and gave them to me. The hundred proverbs are these: 1 Removing the veil will not increase my conviction.84 2 People are asleep; they awaken when they die. 3 People reflect their times more than they resemble their fathers. 4 The man who knows his worth will not perish. 5 The true worth of a man is measured by the good he does. 6 whoever knows himself knows his lord. 7 A man is concealed behind his tongue. 224 224 ‫ة‬ ��‫م‬�‫ل‬��‫ك‬ � �� ‫ة‬ ��‫ئ‬ ��‫ا‬�‫م‬� ‫ه‬�‫ب‬��‫ا‬‫و‬� ‫ب‬ � � ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ر‬ � ��� � ‫ا‬� ‫ه‬‫ب‬�‫ا‬�‫س‬��‫ل‬� � ‫ب‬ � ‫ب‬ ‫�د‬‫�ش‬ � ‫ب‬ �‫م‬� 8 ّ ‫ر‬� � ‫ل‬� ‫ا‬ ‫�د‬‫ش‬‫ب‬�‫ع‬ � ‫ي‬ �‫��س‬ ُ ‫ي‬ � ّ ‫ر‬‫ب‬ ��‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬�‫ب‬ �� 9 � �‫ر‬‫ا‬‫و‬�� ‫و‬�� ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬ � �‫د‬‫ا‬�‫ش‬ � �‫ب‬ � ‫ل‬�‫ي‬ ��‫ب‬ ‫ح‬ �‫ب‬ �‫ل‬‫ل‬�� ‫ا‬ ‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬�‫ع‬��‫ر‬ ّ� ���‫ب‬ � 1٠ ‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬�‫ش‬ ‫ي‬ � � � ‫ا‬�‫م‬� � � ‫ك‬�� ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ب‬ ‫ط‬ �� �‫ب‬ ‫ل‬� ‫ٱ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ �� � � �‫ل‬�� ‫و‬�� ‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬�‫ش‬ ‫ي‬ � � � ‫ب‬ �‫م‬� � � ‫ك‬�� ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ب‬ ‫ط‬ �� �‫ب‬ �‫ي‬ ‫�ل‬ ‫ا‬ � ‫ل‬ � � 11 ‫ي‬ ‫ه‬�‫ب‬ �‫ح‬ � ‫م‬ � � ‫ا‬ ‫م‬ �‫ا‬�‫ع‬�� ‫ي‬ � ‫ء‬‫ا‬� ‫ل‬�‫ب‬ �‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬ ‫�د‬‫ش‬ ‫ب‬�‫ع‬ � ‫ع‬ ‫ب‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ب‬ � � ‫ل‬� ‫ا‬ 12 ‫ي‬ � � ‫ب‬ ‫ع‬ � ‫ب‬ �‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬ ‫ع‬ �‫م‬�‫ر‬ ‫ب‬ �� ‫ب‬ ‫ط‬ �� � ‫ا‬ � ‫ل‬ � � 13 ‫ر‬‫ب‬ ��� � � �‫ل‬�� ‫ا‬ ‫ع‬ �‫م‬� ‫ء‬‫ا‬�‫ش‬ ‫ب‬�� �� ‫ا‬ � ‫ل‬ � � 14 ّ ‫ح‬ � ُ � ‫ص‬��� ‫ع‬ �‫م‬�ّ ‫بر‬ � ‫ا‬ � ‫ل‬ � � 15 ‫م‬� َ ‫ع‬‫ش‬ � � َّ‫ب‬ �‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬ ‫ع‬ �‫م‬� ‫ي‬ ‫ه‬� ّ ‫ع‬ � � ��‫ط‬ � ‫ا‬ � ‫ل‬ � � 16 ‫ب‬ �‫د‬ ‫أ‬‫ا‬ � ‫ل‬ � � ‫ا‬ ‫ء‬‫و‬�‫س‬�� ‫ع‬ �‫م‬� ‫ب‬ � � � ‫ر‬ � ��� ‫ا‬ � ‫ل‬ � � 17 �� �‫ر‬� � ‫ل‬� ‫ا‬ ‫ع‬ �‫م‬� ‫م‬ �ّ ‫ر‬� � ‫م‬� ‫ب‬ �‫م‬� ‫ب‬ �‫ا‬�‫ب‬ ‫س‬‫ي‬ ‫ص‬ ‫ب‬ � � ‫ٱ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬ � ‫ل‬ � � 18 ‫��س�د‬� � ‫ع‬ �‫م‬� ‫ي‬ ‫ه‬�‫ش‬ � �‫ا‬‫ر‬ ‫ا‬ � ‫ل‬ � � 19 1 ‫ء‬‫ا‬‫ر‬َ �� ‫ع‬ �‫م‬� ‫ي‬ ‫ه‬�ّ ‫ش‬‫ب‬�� � ‫م‬� ‫ا‬ � ‫ل‬ � � 2٠ ‫م‬ �‫ا‬�‫ش‬ ‫ي‬ ��‫ي‬ �‫ب‬ ‫�ل‬ ‫ٱ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ع‬ �‫م‬� ‫دد‬‫و‬�‫س‬�� ‫ا‬ � ‫ل‬ � � 21 ‫ي‬ ‫ه‬ َ ّ ‫ر‬ ‫ا‬�‫ع‬ � � َ ‫ب‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ع‬ �‫م‬� ‫ي‬ ‫ه‬‫ر‬ ‫ا‬�‫ي‬ �� ‫ب‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ا‬ � ‫ل‬ � � 22 ‫ي‬ ‫ه‬‫ر‬‫و‬� � ‫��س‬‫م‬ � ‫ا‬� ‫ا‬ ‫ك‬‫ر‬ ‫ي‬ � ‫ع‬ �‫م‬� ‫ب‬ �‫ا‬‫و‬�‫ص‬� � ‫ا‬ � ‫ل‬ � � 23 ‫ب‬ �‫و‬�� ‫ب‬ �� َ � � � �‫ل‬�� ‫ي‬ ‫ه‬ّ ‫و‬��‫ر‬�� ‫ا‬ � ‫ل‬ � � 24 2 ‫ل‬� � ‫و‬�‫ل‬�� َ ‫م‬ � ‫ا‬� ‫ء‬‫ا‬�‫ش‬ ‫ب‬ � � �‫و‬�� ‫ا‬ � ‫ل‬ � � 25 � � � ‫و‬� ‫ي‬ ��‫ي‬ �‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ �‫م‬� ّ‫ب‬ ‫ر‬� � ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫م‬ �‫ر‬� � ‫ا‬�‫ا‬ � ‫ل‬ � � 26 ‫م‬ �‫ا‬� ‫ل‬�‫س‬�� ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬ � ‫ل‬ � � ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ �‫م‬� � � ‫ك‬��‫ع‬ � ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ � � �‫ر‬‫ع‬‫ش‬� ��� ‫ا‬ � ‫ل‬ � � 27 ‫ع‬ ‫ر‬‫و‬��� � ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ �‫م‬� 3 ‫ب‬ ���‫ط‬ � ‫ح‬ � ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬‫ل‬� ‫ي‬ ���‫ه‬ �‫م‬� ‫ا‬ � ‫ل‬ � � 28 ‫ي‬ ‫ه‬�‫ش‬‫ب‬ ��‫و‬�‫ي‬ ‫ص‬‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ �‫م‬� ‫ح‬ �‫ب‬ ‫ح‬ � ‫ب‬ � ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ع‬ �‫ي‬ � ‫ب‬ �� � ‫�م‬� ‫ا‬ � ‫ل‬ � � 29 .) ‫خ‬ �‫و‬‫خ‬ ‫ح‬ � ‫ل‬� ‫ء‬�‫(�م‬ :‫و‬ 1 .)‫ك‬‫و‬‫�ل‬�‫م‬���‫ل‬�( : ‫خ‬ � ،‫ط‬ 2 .) ‫خ‬ �������‫ح‬ � ‫ئ‬ ‫(ا‬ : ‫ث‬ � ، ‫خ‬ � ،‫و‬ .) ‫خ‬ ‫ر‬�� � ‫ئ‬ ‫(ا‬ :‫ط‬ ،‫ا‬ 3 [18.216.251.37] Project MUSE (2024-04-26 17:12 GMT) 225 225 One Hundred Proverbs 8 One whose tongue is sweet has many friends. 9 It is through kindness that the free man is enslaved. 10 Inform the miser’s property of the imminent arrival of an accident or an heir. 11 Do not look at who said a thing, but at what was said. 12 Panic makes a calamity complete. 13 There can be no victory where there is treachery. 14 There can be no praise where there is arrogance. 15 There can be no kindness where there is miserliness. 16 There can be no health where there is gluttony. 17 There can be no honor where there is coarseness. 18 There can be no restraint from sinning where there is greed. 19 There can be no peace where there is envy. 20 There can be no love where there is hypocrisy. 21 There can be no right rule where there is vengeance. 22 There is no point in visiting someone who harbors hatred. 23 There can be no good judgment without consultation. 24 A liar has no shame. 25 A man who is quick to anger cannot be loyal. 26 There is no nobility mightier than piety. 27 There is no honor more exalted than Islam. 28 There is no refuge more protective than chastity. 29 There is no intercessor more effective than repentance. 226 226 ‫ة‬ ��‫م‬�‫ل‬��‫ك‬ � �� ‫ة‬ ��‫ئ‬ ��‫ا‬�‫م‬� ‫ي‬ ‫ه‬�‫ش‬��‫ا‬� ‫ل‬�‫س‬��‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ �‫م‬� ‫ل‬�� ‫م‬�‫ب‬ ‫ح‬ � ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬ ���‫ا‬�‫ش‬‫ب‬�‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬ � ‫ل‬ � � 3٠ ‫ل‬��� � ‫ب‬ ‫ح‬ � ‫ل‬� ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ �‫م‬�� �‫ي‬ �‫�ش‬ � ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ء‬‫ا‬‫د‬ ‫ا‬ � ‫ل‬ � � 31 ‫ل‬� ‫ي‬ ���‫ه‬ ��� � ‫ا‬ ‫ي‬ ‫ه‬� ّ ‫ل‬�� ‫ي‬ � � � ‫ب‬ �‫م‬�� � ‫ب‬�‫ش‬ ‫ب‬ �� � ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ �� �‫ر‬�� ‫ا‬ � ‫ل‬ � � 32 ‫ه‬�‫ع‬‫ي‬ ��‫د‬ّ ‫و‬�‫ع‬ � ‫ا‬�‫ش‬�� ‫ك‬��‫ي‬ ‫س‬ ‫ب‬ ‫�ص‬ �‫ي‬ � ‫ي‬ ��‫ي‬ ‫ل‬� ‫ك‬��‫ب‬��‫ا‬�‫س‬��‫ل‬� � 33 ‫ه‬�‫ل‬��� � ‫ب‬ ‫ح‬ � ‫ا‬�‫م‬� ّ ‫و‬��‫�د‬‫�ش‬ � ‫ء‬‫ر‬�� � ‫ا‬� ‫ا‬ 34 ‫ه‬‫ر‬‫و‬�‫ط‬ �� � ّ ‫�د‬‫ش‬ � �‫ي‬ �‫ي‬ ‫�ل‬ ‫م‬ � � ‫ا‬� ‫و‬�� ‫ه‬‫ر‬‫�د‬‫ش‬ ‫ي‬ � � � ‫ب‬ � � � ‫ر‬� � ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬‫ر‬�� ‫ٱ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ه‬ ّٰ ‫لل‬‫ا‬ ‫م‬�‫ع‬‫ش‬ � �‫ر‬ 35 ‫ع‬ � ‫ي‬ ��‫ر‬ ‫ي‬ ��‫ي‬ ‫ل‬� ‫أ‬‫ا‬� ‫ل‬�‫م‬ � ‫ا‬� ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ �‫ي‬ ��‫ب‬ �� ‫ح‬ � ‫ص‬�‫ط‬ �‫ب‬ �‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬ 36 ‫ب‬ �‫ب‬�� ‫ب‬ ‫د‬��‫ل‬��‫ل‬� � ‫ر‬‫ي‬ ��� � ‫ا‬�‫ب‬ ��‫ي‬ ��‫ر‬‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ ‫�د‬‫ع‬ ‫ي‬�‫ع‬ � ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬ � ‫ل‬ � � ‫ا‬ ‫ي‬ ‫ده‬‫ا‬�‫ش‬� � ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬ 37 ‫م‬ �‫ا‬� ‫ل‬�‫ك‬ � � �‫ل‬�� ‫ا‬ �� � ‫ي‬ ��‫ب‬ ‫ل‬� ‫ل‬� ‫ي‬ ���‫ه‬ ��� � ‫ا‬ ّ ‫م‬�‫ع‬‫ش‬‫ي‬ �� ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ ‫د‬ ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬ 38 ‫ب‬ �‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬�‫ط‬ �� � ‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬ ‫ح‬ �‫ا‬�‫ش‬ ‫ب‬� ‫ب‬ � � ‫ع‬ �‫ي‬ � ‫ب‬ �� � ‫��م‬‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬ 39 ‫ي‬ ‫ه‬� ّ ‫ل‬� � ‫ب‬ ‫د‬ ‫ء‬‫ر‬�� � ‫ا‬� ‫ا‬ ‫ي‬ � � � ‫ا‬�‫ع‬ ‫ب‬ ��‫ب‬ ‫ل‬� 4٠ ‫ي‬ ‫ه‬�‫ل‬�� َ ‫ب‬ ‫ل‬�‫ب‬ ‫ر‬ َ �� ‫ي‬ � � ‫ب‬ ‫ك‬ � � ‫ي‬ ‫ه‬�‫ش‬ ‫ب‬ �� �‫و‬��‫ر‬� � ‫ا‬� ‫ل‬����‫ا‬�‫ب‬ � � ‫ل‬� ‫ا‬ ‫ي‬ ‫ه‬�‫ش‬��‫ع‬ �‫ب‬ �� 41 ‫ر‬‫ب‬ ��‫ش‬�� � ‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ �‫م‬� ‫ب‬ �‫ع‬ �‫ي‬ �� ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ع‬ ‫ب‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ب‬ � � ‫ل‬� ‫ا‬ 42 ‫��د‬ �‫ي‬ �� � � ّ‫ي‬ �‫ش‬ � �ّ ‫ر‬� � ‫ل‬� � ‫و‬��‫أ‬ ‫و‬�‫س‬��‫م‬ � ‫ا‬� ‫ا‬ 43 ‫ي‬ ‫�ده‬‫ش‬‫ي‬ �‫ك‬ � � � َ ‫م‬� ‫م‬ � ‫ع‬�‫ا‬�‫ب‬ �� ‫ب‬ ‫ح‬ � ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ء‬‫ا‬‫ع�د‬ � ‫أ‬‫ا‬ � ‫ل‬ � � ‫ا‬‫ر‬‫ب‬ ��� � ‫ا‬� ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬ 44 ‫ه‬�‫ي‬ ‫س‬‫ب‬ ‫عص‬ �‫ي‬ �� ‫ا‬�‫م‬� ‫ه‬�‫ع‬‫ي‬ ��‫ا‬� ‫ب‬ � � � ‫ه‬�‫ي‬ ‫س‬‫ب‬ ‫عص‬ �‫ي‬ �� ‫ا‬ � ‫ل‬ � � ‫ا‬�‫ش‬�� ‫ب‬ �‫ل‬��‫ط‬ �� � ‫ب‬ �‫م‬� 45 ‫ب‬ �‫ي‬ �� َ ‫ب‬ ��‫ا‬�‫ي‬ � ‫ب‬ � �‫م‬ � ‫ا‬� ‫ا‬ ‫�د‬‫ش‬ � � ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ي‬ ‫ه‬�‫ب‬ ‫س‬‫ي‬ ‫ص‬ َ ‫ب‬ ‫ع‬ �‫ل‬��‫ل‬� � ‫ع‬ �‫م‬�‫ا‬�‫س‬��‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬ 46 ‫ع‬ �‫م‬�‫ع‬‫ط‬� �� � ‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬ ‫ع‬ �‫م‬� ‫ل‬� � ّ‫ب‬ ���‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬ 47 ��� ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬�‫ع‬‫ي‬ �‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬ ‫ع‬ �‫م‬� ‫ي‬ ‫ه‬�‫ش‬ � �‫ا‬‫ر‬�� � ‫ا‬ 48 �� �‫ر‬� � ‫ل‬� ‫ا‬ ‫ع‬ �‫م‬� ‫ب‬ �‫ا‬�‫ش‬��‫ر‬� � ‫ل‬� ‫ا‬ 49 ‫ه‬�‫ب‬ �� ‫ب‬ � � � ‫ا‬�‫ش‬ ‫ب‬ �� ‫ب‬ ‫ح‬ � ‫ي‬ ����� ‫ٱ‬ ‫ا‬‫و‬�� ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ه‬�‫ش‬‫ي‬ �‫ل‬��‫ع‬ � ‫�د‬‫ي‬ ��‫ح‬ � ‫ب‬ �‫م‬�‫ل‬� ‫ب‬ �� �‫ي‬ � ‫م‬ � � ‫ا‬� ‫ه‬�‫ح‬ �‫ا‬‫ب‬ ‫ر‬��‫ر‬ � ��� � ‫ا‬�‫ب‬ �‫م‬� 5٠ ّ‫ي‬ � � �‫ر‬�� � ‫ا‬ ‫�د‬‫ش‬‫ب‬�‫ع‬ � ‫ب‬ �‫م‬� ّ ‫ل‬� � ‫ب‬ ‫د‬ ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ي‬ ‫ه‬‫و‬�‫ه‬ � � ���‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬ ‫�د‬‫ش‬‫ب‬�‫ع‬ � 51 ‫ه‬�‫ل‬� � ‫ب‬ �‫ب‬�� ‫ب‬ ‫د‬ ‫ا‬ � ‫ل‬ � � ‫ب‬ �‫م‬� � � ‫ك‬��‫ع‬ � 1 ‫ب‬ � �� �‫ا‬�‫ي‬ � ‫ب‬ � � ُ ‫م‬� ‫�د‬‫��ش‬�‫ا‬�� � ‫ل‬� ‫ا‬ 52 .) ‫خ‬ �� ‫خ‬ � � ‫ا‬� ‫خ‬ ��( : ‫ث‬ � 1 [18.216.251.37] Project MUSE (2024-04-26 17:12 GMT) 227 227 One Hundred Proverbs 30 There is no garment more beautiful than good health. 31 There is no illness more chronic than ignorance. 32 There is no disease more debilitating than a lack of intelligence. 33 Your tongue brings forth what you have accustomed it to. 34 Man is the enemy of what he does not know. 35 May God have mercy on the man who, despite knowing his own worth, waits for his turn. 36 Advice in public is censure. 37 Repeated excuses recall the fault. 38 where intelligence abounds, words are few. 39 The intercessor is the seeker’s wing. 40 Two-facedness brings ignominy. 41 Blessings enjoyed by an ignoramus are like a garden in...

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