Moulana Ali's (AS) Reflection
No wealth brings greater return than intelligence,
and no aloneness is more desolate than vanity.
There is no intelligence like good planning,
and no high-mindedness like conscience in awe of Truth.
There is no companion like good-naturedness,
and no legacy like culture.
There is no leader like peacemaking,
and no business like good works.
There is no profit like recompense,
and no piety like stopping specious argument.
There is no abstinence like abstinence from the forbidden,
and there is no knowledge like reflection.
There is no worship like discharge of obligations,
and no faith like modesty and patience.
There is no prestige like humility,
and no nobility like knowledge.
There is no power like clemency,
and no support surer than consultation.