محمدﷺ
اَللّٰھُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰی مُحَمَّدٍ وَّعَلٰی اٰلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
اللّٰہ

The Mirror of the Soul

Hekmat 197 • حکمت ۱۹۷

The Mirror of the Soul

انسان کا آئینہ

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Original Arabic • متنِ عربی

مَا أَضْمَرَ أَحَدٌ شَيْئاً إِلَّا ظَهَرَ فِي لَحَنَاتِ قَوْلِهِ، وَصَفَحَاتِ وَجْهِهِ.

Urdu Translation • اردو ترجمہ

جو شخص بھی اپنے دل میں کوئی بات چھپاتا ہے وہ اس کی زبان کی لغزشوں اور اس کے چہرے کے آثار سے ظاہر ہو ہی جاتی ہے۔

English Translation • انگریزی ترجمہ

“No one conceals a thing in his heart but that it manifests itself in the slips of his tongue and the expressions of his face.”

Reflections: Imam Ali ؑ identifies a fundamental law of **Human Psychology**. He explains that the physical body is a servant to the heart; therefore, internal secrets—no matter how deeply buried—leak out through non-verbal cues. “Slips of the tongue” and facial expressions are involuntary indicators of one’s true intent. This wisdom serves as a reminder to purify our hearts, for our external facade can never fully mask our internal reality.

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