[فضل التذكير] فَيَا لَهَا أَمْثَالًا صَائِبَةً وَمَوَاعِظَ شَافِيَةً لَوْ صَادَفَتْ قُلُوباً زَاكِيَةً وَأَسْمَاعاً وَاعِيَةً وَآرَاءً عَازِمَةً وَأَلْبَاباً حَازِمَةً فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ تَقِيَّةَ مَنْ سَمِعَ فَخَشَعَ وَاقْتَرَفَ فَاعْتَرَفَ وَوَجِلَ فَعَمِلَ وَحَاذَرَ فَبَادَرَ وَأَيْقَنَ فَأَحْسَنَ وَعُبِّرَ فَاعْتَبَرَ وَحُذِّرَ فَحَذِرَ وَزُجِرَ فَازْدَجَرَ وَأَجَابَ فَأَنَابَ وَرَاجَعَ فَتَابَ وَاقْتَدَى فَاحْتَذَى وَأُرِيَ فَرَأَى فَأَسْرَعَ طَالِباً وَنَجَا هَارِباً فَأَفَادَ ذَخِيرَةً وَأَطَابَ سَرِيرَةً وَعَمَّرَ مَعَاداً وَاسْتَظْهَرَ زَاداً لِيَوْمِ رَحِيلِهِ وَوَجْهِ سَبِيلِهِ وَحَالِ حَاجَتِهِ وَمَوْطِنِ فَاقَتِهِ وَقَدَّمَ أَمَامَهُ لِدَارِ مُقَامِهِ.
[No happiness without Piety] How appropriate are these illustrations and effective admonitions provided they are received by pure hearts, open ears, firm views and sharp wits. Fear Allāh like him who listened (good advice) and bowed before it, when he committed sin he admitted it, when he felt fear he acted virtuously, when he apprehended he hastened (towards good acts), when he believed he performed virtuous acts, when he was asked to take lesson (from the happenings of this world) he did take the lesson, when he was asked to desist he abstained (from evil), when he responded to the call (of Allāh) he leaned (towards him), when he turned back (to evil) he repented, when he followed he almost imitated and when he was shown (the right path) he saw it. Such a man was busy in search of truth and got rid (of the worldly evils) by running away. He collected provision (of good acts) for himself, purified his inner self, built for the next world, and took with himself provision for the day of his departure, keeping in view his journey, his requirement and the position of his need. He sent ahead of him for the abode of his stay (in the next world).