Nahj al-Balagha Hadith n. 242

Selections from The Sayings and Preaching of Amir al-Muminin Ali ibn Abi Talib (Peace Be Upon Him) Including His Replies to Questions and Maxims Expressed for Various Purposes.
Translated by Sayyid Ali Reza

وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام):

Amir al-mu'minin, peace be upon him, said:

اتَّقِ اللهَ بَعْضَ التُّقَى

Fear Allah to some degree (even)

وَإِنْ قَلَّ،

though it be little;

وَاجْعَلْ بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَ اللهِ سِتْراً

and set a curtain between you and Allah (even)

وَإِنْ رَقَّ.

though it be thin.