٢٢٩. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): كَفَى بِالْقَنَاعَةِ مُلْكاً، وَبِحُسْنِ الْخُلُقِ نَعِيماً. وَسُئِلَ (عليه السلام) عَنْ قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى ﴿فَلَنُحْيِيَنَّهُ حَيَاةً طَيِّبَةً﴾ فَقَالَ: هِيَ الْقَنَاعَةُ.

229. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Contentment is as good as estate, and goodness of moral character is as good as a blessing. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, was asked about Allāh’s saying: We will certainly make him live a life good and pure. (Qur’ān, 16:97) when he said: that means contentment. [1]

229. La tempérance est le bien le plus suffisant. La bonne conduite est la meilleure vie de bien-être. ...(On lui demande de qui s'agit-il dans l’expression «Nous lui ferons vivre une bonne vie» (16,97), il répond): C’est celui qui a de la tempérance.

Nahj al-Balāgha

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