«37»- وَ قَالَ أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ الْعَسْكَرِيُّ عليه السلام حُسْنُ الصُّورَةِ جَمَالٌ ظَاهِرٌ وَ حُسْنُ الْعَقْلِ جَمَالٌ بَاطِنٌ.

«37»- And Abu Muhammad al-'Askari, peace be upon him, said: Beauty of form is an outward beauty, and beauty of intellect is an inward beauty.

«38»- وَ قَالَ عليه السلام لَوْ عَقَلَ أَهْلُ الدُّنْيَا خَرِبَتْ.

«38»- And he, peace be upon him, said: If the people of the world had intellect, it would be laid waste.

«39»- نهج، نهج البلاغة قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عليه السلام لَيْسَ الرُّؤْيَةُ مَعَ الْإِبْصَارِ وَ قَدْ تَكْذِبُ الْعُيُونُ أَهْلَهَا وَ لَا يَغُشُّ الْعَقْلُ مَنِ انْتَصَحَهُ.

«39»- nhj, the Nahj al-Balagha: The Commander of the Faithful, peace be upon him, said: Seeing is not with the eyes; the eyes may lie to their owners, but the intellect does not deceive one who seeks its counsel.

بيان: أي الرؤية الحقيقية رؤية العقل لأن الحواس قد تعرض لها الغلط.

Elucidation: that is, true seeing is the seeing of the intellect, because the senses are at times subject to error.

«40»- نهج، نهج البلاغة قَالَ عليه السلام لَا غِنَى كَالْعَقْلِ وَ لَا فَقْرَ كَالْجَهْلِ وَ لَا مِيرَاثَ كَالْأَدَبِ وَ لَا ظَهِيرَ كَالْمُشَاوَرَةِ.

«40»- nhj, the Nahj al-Balagha: He, peace be upon him, said: There is no wealth like the intellect, no poverty like ignorance, no inheritance like discipline, and no support like consultation.

«41»- وَ قَالَ عليه السلام أَغْنَى الْغِنَى الْعَقْلُ وَ أَكْبَرُ الْفَقْرِ الْحُمْقُ.

«41»- And he, peace be upon him, said: The richest wealth is the intellect, and the greatest poverty is folly.

«42»- وَ قَالَ عليه السلام لَا مَالَ أَعْوَدُ مِنَ الْعَقْلِ وَ لَا عَقْلَ كَالتَّدْبِيرِ.

«42»- And he, peace be upon him, said: There is no wealth more beneficial than the intellect, and no intellect like good management.

«43»- وَ قَالَ عليه السلام الْحِلْمُ غِطَاءٌ سَاتِرٌ وَ الْعَقْلُ حُسَامٌ بَاتِرٌ ١فَاسْتُرْ خَلَلَ خُلُقِكَ بِحِلْمِكَ وَ قَاتِلْ هَوَاكَ بِعَقْلِكَ.

«43»- And he, peace be upon him, said: Forbearance is a covering veil, and the intellect a cutting blade (1). So veil the flaws of your character with your forbearance, and fight your caprice with your intellect.

«44»- كَنْزُ الْكَرَاجُكِيِّ، قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى اللّٰه عليه و آله لِكُلِّ شَيْ ءٍ آلَةٌ وَ عُدَّةٌ وَ آلَةُ الْمُؤْمِنِ وَ عُدَّتُهُ الْعَقْلُ وَ لِكُلِّ شَيْ ءٍ مَطِيَّةٌ وَ مَطِيَّةُ الْمَرْءِ الْعَقْلُ وَ لِكُلِّ شَيْ ءٍ غَايَةٌ وَ غَايَةُ الْعِبَادَةِ الْعَقْلُ وَ لِكُلِّ قَوْمٍ رَاعٍ وَ رَاعِي الْعَابِدِينَ الْعَقْلُ وَ لِكُلِّ تَاجِرٍ بِضَاعَةٌ وَ بِضَاعَةُ الْمُجْتَهِدِينَ الْعَقْلُ وَ لِكُلِّ خَرَابٍ عِمَارَةٌ وَ عِمَارَةُ الْآخِرَةِ الْعَقْلُ وَ لِكُلِّ سَفْرٍ فُسْطَاطٌ يَلْجَئُونَ إِلَيْهِ وَ فُسْطَاطُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ الْعَقْلُ.

«44»- Kanz al-Karajaki: The Prophet — may God bless him and his family — said: For everything there is an instrument and an equipment, and the believer's instrument and equipment is the intellect. For everything there is a mount, and a man's mount is the intellect. For everything there is an end, and the end of worship is the intellect. For every people there is a shepherd, and the shepherd of the worshippers is the intellect. For every merchant there is merchandise, and the merchandise of those who strive is the intellect. For every ruin there is a rebuilding, and the rebuilding of the hereafter is the intellect. For every travelling party there is a tent to which they resort, and the tent of the Muslims is the intellect.

«45»- وَ قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عليه السلام لَا عُدَّةَ أَنْفَعُ مِنَ الْعَقْلِ وَ لَا عَدُوَّ أَضَرُّ مِنَ الْجَهْلِ.

«45»- And the Commander of the Faithful, peace be upon him, said: There is no equipment more beneficial than the intellect, and no enemy more harmful than ignorance.

«46»- وَ قَالَ: زِينَةُ الرَّجُلِ عَقْلُهُ.

«46»- And he said: A man's adornment is his intellect.

«47»- وَ قَالَ عليه السلام قَطِيعَةُ الْعَاقِلِ تَعْدِلُ صِلَةَ الْجَاهِلِ.

«47»- And he, peace be upon him, said: The severing of the man of intellect equals the joining of the ignorant.

«48»- وَ قَالَ عليه السلام مَنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ أَكْثَرُ مَا فِيهِ عَقْلَهُ كَانَ بِأَكْثَرِ مَا فِيهِ قَتْلُهُ.

«48»- And he, peace be upon him, said: Whoever's intellect is not the greatest thing in him, his slaying is by the greatest thing in him.