One who is patient in the face of his lust becomes complete in [his] magnanimity.
مَنْ صَبَرَ عَلى شَهْوَتِهِ تَناهى فِي المُرُوَّةِ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
One who controls his lust is indeed pious.
مَنْ مَلَكَ شَهْوَتَهُ كانَ تَقِيَّاً۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
One who kills his lust rejuvenates his magnanimity.
مَنْ أماتَ شَهْوَتَهُ أحْيى مُرُوَّتَهُ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
One whose lust increases, [the expense for] his provision becomes heavy.
مَنْ كَثُرَتْ شَهْوَتُهُ ثَقُلَتْ مَؤُنَتُهُ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
One who overcomes his lust, protects his status.
مَنْ غَلَبَ شَهْوَتَهُ صانَ قَدْرَهُ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Whoever hastens towards lustful desires, afflictions rush towards him.
مَنْ تَسَرَّعَ إلَى الشَّهَواتِ تَسَرَّعَ إلَيْهِ الآفاتُ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
One who is enticed by lustful desires permits his soul to be a target of calamities.
مَنْ غَرِيَ بِالشَّهَواتِ أباحَ نَفْسَهُ الغَوائِلَ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Whoever controls his lust, his magnanimity becomes complete and his end becomes good.
مَنْ مَلَكَ شَهْوَتَهُ كَمُلَتْ مُرُوَّتُهُ، وحَسُنَتْ عاقِبَتُهُ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
One who does not control his lust does not control his intellect.
مَنْ لَمْ يَمْلِكْ شَهْوَتَهُ لَمْ يَمْلِكْ عَقْلَهُ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
One who has not remedied his lust by abandoning it is still sick.
مَنْ لَمْ يُداوِ شَهْوَتَهُ بِالتَّرْكِ لَمْ يَزَل عَليلاً۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Multiplication of sins stems from submission to lust.
مِنْ مُطاوَعَةِ الشَّهْوَةِ تَضاعُفُ الآثامِ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
One who is overcome by lust is more abased than one who is enslaved.
مَغْلُوبُ الشَّهْوَةِ أذَلُّ مِن مَمْلُوكِ الرِّقِ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
One who makes a habit of following [his] lustful desires is overwhelmed by afflictions, is...
مُدْمِنُ الشَّهَواتِ صَريعُ الآفاتِ، مُقارِنُ السَّيِّئاتِ، مُوقِنٌ بِالثَّباتِ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Do not exceed the limits in your lust and anger as they will degrade you.
لاتُسْرِفْ في شَهْوَتِكَ وغَضَبِكَ فَيُزْرِيا بِكَ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
There is no reason with lust.
لاعَقْلَ مَعَ شَهْوَة۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Nothing corrupts God-wariness but the dominance of lust.
لايُفْسِدُ التَّقْوى إلاّ غَلَبَةُ الشَّهْوَةِ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
There is no trial [and temptation] greater than lust.
لا فِتْنَةَ أعْظَمُ مِنَ الشَّهْوَةِ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
How good it would be for people not to desire that which they ought not to [crave for].
ما أحْسَنَ بِالإنْسانِ أنْ لايَشْتَهِيَ ما لا يََنْبَغي۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
