POSTED ON JUNE 25, 2012 

احاسن الاشياء

 ليس شئ أحسن من عقل زانه علم، ومن علم زانه حلم، ومن حلم زانه صدق، ومن صدق زانه رفق، ومن رفق زانه تقوى. إن ملاك العقل ومكارم الأخلاق صون العرض، والجزاء بالفرض، والاخذ بالفضل، والوفاء بالعهد، والإنجاز للوعد.

The best of things

By Caliph Ali

There is nothing better than intellect that is embellished by knowledge. 

Nothing is better than knowledge that is beautified with insight or discretion. Nothing is better than insight that is associated with truth, and truth that is coupled with leniency that is in turn based upon piety.

Indeed the foundation of intellect and nobility of character require guarding of 

one’s honor and fulfillment of obligations, contracts and promises.

VOCABULARY:

احاسن	beauties	صون	Guarding, maintenance
زان	embellished	عرض	honor
ملاك	basis	انجاز	fulfillment
مكارم	Noble traits	رفق	leniency