The Measure of a Person
انسان کی قدر و قیمت
قَدْرُ الرَّجُلِ عَلَى قَدْرِ هِمَّتِهِ، وَصِدْقُهُ عَلَى قَدْرِ مُرُوءَتِهِ، وَشَجَاعَتُهُ عَلَى قَدْرِ أَنَفَتِهِ، وَعِفَّتُهُ عَلَى قَدْرِ غَيْرَتِهِ.
انسان کی قدر اس کی ہمت کے برابر ہے، اس کی سچائی اس کی مروت کے مطابق ہے، اس کی بہادری اس کی غیرت و خودداری کے مطابق ہے، اور اس کی عفت (پاکدامنی) اس کی غیرت کے مطابق ہے۔
“The worth of a man is according to his aspiration; his truthfulness is according to his manliness; his bravery is according to his self-respect; and his chastity is according to his sense of honor.”
Reflections: Imam Ali ؑ provides four internal metrics to judge external character. He teaches that a person’s value is not determined by their wealth or status, but by the greatness of their goals (aspiration). Furthermore, he links virtues together: honesty stems from chivalry, courage from a refusal to be humiliated, and moral purity from a deep sense of protective honor. It is a call to cultivate the soul to achieve true greatness.