خَالِفِ النَّفْسَ تَغْنَمْ فَإِنَّمَا
هِيَ آمِرَةٌ بِالسُّوءِ أَمَّارَةُ
Oppose the self and you will profit
For it is a commanding self, commanding evil
المصدر · Source: Diwan al-Shafi'i. Ed. A. Shakir
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