The Soul

Come closer to your soul by retracting from it [i.e. its carnal desires].

أقبِلْ على‏ نَفسِكَ بالإدبارِ عَنها . ح: 2434

Come closer to your soul by retracting from it [i.e. its carnal desires]. H: 2434

مَن لَم يُهَذِّبْ نفسَهُ فضَحَهُ سُوءُ العادَةِ . ح: 9170

He who does not refine his soul will be disgraced by bad habits. H: 9170

مَن كَرُمَت علَيهِ نَفسُهُ لَم يُهِنْها بالمَعصيَةِ . ح: 8730

He who honours his soul will not humiliate it with sins. H: 8730

مَن كَرُمَت نَفسُهُ صَغُرَتِ الدُّنيا في عَينِهِ . ح: 9130

He who honours his soul, the world becomes small in his eyes. H: 9130

اِملِكوا أنفُسَكُم بدَوامِ جِهادِها . ح: 2489

Rule your souls by continuously struggling with them. H: 2489

مَن ذَمَّ نفسَهُ أصلَحَها ، مَن مَدَحَ نَفسَهُ ذَبَحَها . ح: 9103 و 9104

He who censures his soul improves it, and he who praises his soul slaughters it. H: 9103 & 9104