1413 - الاِغتِرارُ بِالنَّفسِ‏

1413. SELF-DELUSION

4762.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : غَرَّكَ عِزُّكَ ، فَصارَ قُصارُ ذلكَ ذُلَّكَ ، فَاخشَ فاحِشَ فِعلِكَ، فَعَلَّكَ بهذا تُهدى‏ .¹

4762.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Your own sense of honour has deluded you, such that it became the source of disgrace for you. So fear the indecent acts that you commit, for perhaps through that you will be guided.’²

4763.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَن جَهِلَ اغتَرَّ بنفسِهِ ، وكانَ يَومُهُ شَرّاً مِن أمسِهِ .³

4763.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘He who is ignorant deludes himself, and his present is consequently worse than his past.’⁴

1412 - الاِغتِرارُ بِالدُّنيا

1412. BEING DELUDED BY THIS WORLD

4760.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : اِتَّقُوا غُرورَ الدنيا ؛ فإنّها تَستَرجِعُ أبداً ما خَدَعَت بهِ مِن المَحاسِنِ ، وتُزعِجُ المُطمَئنَّ إلَيها والقاطِنَ .¹

4760.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Be wary of this world’s delusion, for verily it always reclaims the charms and attractions with which it deceives people, and it troubles the one who adopts it as a place of tranquillity and a permanent dwelling.’²

4761.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : سُكونُ النفسِ إلَى الدنيا مِن أعظَمِ الغُرورِ .³

4761.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The soul’s trust in this world is one of the greatest delusions.’⁴

(اُنظر) الدنيا : باب 714 .

(See also: THE WORLD: section 714)