Wise Word No. 2
Blaming of Some unpleasant Traits
The Arabic text of Wise Word No. 2
And Ali (AS) said: Azri with his soul from the poetry of greed, and he was satisfied with the humiliation of the discovery of his wound, and he had it on him.
Translation of the wise word No. 2 (Hikmah No. 2):
Imam Ali (a.s)said,” He who makes greed his way of life he will humiliate himself, and he who reveals his troubles he will succumb to humiliation, and he who makes his tongue his ruler he will become humiliated”
Key words:
اَزْرى:He humiliated
اِسْتَشْعَرَ: He did something as his usual way
ذُلّ: Humiliation
ضُرِّ:harm,disadvantage
أَمَّرَ:take control of him Somebody who let someone or something
هانَتْ:being insulted ,being humiliated
Abstract of the wise word No. 2:
In this brilliant wise word, Imam Ali (as) expressed the consequences and evil effects of three moral vices. The first is that whoever uses greed in his own way of life has humiliated himself (unlike as if he finds contentment in living a simple life, he has made himself respected). Also, whoever opens his heart to anyone and says all secrets of his life to others, has satisfied his humiliation, and whoever makes his tongue the master of his and lets his tongue take control of him , that is, everything without thinking and reasoning is said on his tongue, this person has humiliated himself ,too.
Therefore, greed, revealing the secrets of life and mastering the tongue and permitting the tongue take control of him are three unpleasant deeds and traits that cause humiliation of the man.
Notes:
1-A greedy person is despicable both in the eyes of others and himself; because the one who is not satisfied with what he has, feels the need more; Hence, he covets what is in the hands of others and is forced to strain and express needs in front of people. As a result, his self-esteem and dignity are diminished and he becomes humiliated in the eyes of other people as well as his conscience.
2- Man is aware of his troubles and anxieties, but if he reveals his troubles and problems in his own words or behavior, indeed he has helped his humiliation, because by declaring his troubles, while showing his humiliation, he shows that he has failed in his life.
3-Basically, expressing troubles and difficulties is reprehensible; Because this means complaining about God to His servants, and this is not compatible with the creed of servitude
Messages:
Raising problems for those who have no ability to solve it for us will have no effect other than humiliation and shame. In such cases, we must be restrained and not open our mouths to talk about our problems and difficulties in our life and complain about our own situation and problems.
2-Any Speech that is uttered without attention and thought, in many cases, causes dangers that man can not compensate; We conclude from the words of Imam Ali (as) that the human soul is so great that it should not be caught and captured by a piece of flesh called “the tongue” to destroy and devastate himself by expressing ill-considered and thoughtless words; It is obvious that the wise man should match his tongue to his intellect and reason , not to match his intellect and reason to his tongue, the intellect and reason are the source of happiness and the tongue can be a cause of humiliation.
- One who seeks honor should refrain from greed and covetousness for the property of others.
Poem:
It is a painful humiliation for anyone
To complain about difficulties with everyone
Self-Assesment
Now you can answer the following questions:
- What is the negative effects of greed and expressing our troubles and difficulties to other people?
- Why is it disgusting to express our troubles and problems to other people?
- What should one do if he does not want his tongue not to be dominant on him and not to take the control of him ?
A Fluent Interpretation Of The Wise Words Of Imam Ali (A.S) In Nahjul-Balaghah