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English reference Hikmah edition, p. 422 (aligned match, under “Whatever Is Beloved Can Be Divided Into Two Categories”). The translation is not reproduced here.
والنفوس تحبٌ الراحة والدعة والرفاهية» وذلك شرّ لها لإفضائه إلى فوات هذا المحبوب. فالعاقل لا ينظر إلى لذة المحبوب العاجل فيؤثرها؛ وألم المكروه العاجل فيرغب عنه؛ فإنْ ذلك قد يكون شرًا له؛ بل قد يجلب عليه غاية الألم» ويفوته أعظمٌ اللذّة. بل عقلاء الدنيا يتحمّلون المشاق المكروهة لما يُعقبهم من اللذة بعدهاء وإن كانت 3 1 7.
English reference Hikmah edition, p. 422 (probable match, under “Whatever Is Beloved Can Be Divided Into Two Categories”). The translation is not reproduced here.
English reference Hikmah edition, p. 422 (probable match, under “Whatever Is Beloved Can Be Divided Into Two Categories”). The translation is not reproduced here.
English reference Hikmah edition, p. 423 (probable match, under “Whatever Is Beloved Can Be Divided Into Two Categories”). The translation is not reproduced here.
English reference Alignment with the English edition is uncertain (near p. 423).
Editor’s notes on this page — 5 (3 manuscript variants, 2 explanatorys). Their text belongs to the edition's critical apparatus and is not reproduced here; see the printed edition.
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