the soundness of the resolve to accumulate them and the inspiration and nose for them then the soul takes to remembering that in times of frivolity and passion until that frivolity and passion itself becomes for him like a remembered rattle. it has been narrated about some of the wise kings that he was fond of and toyed with something of his body i think it was his beard and that lasted a long time from him and those close to him would say to him about it a lot so it was as if forgetfulness and negligence refused to do anything but return to him. until one day one of his ministers said o king make a determination for this matter from the determinations of the wise. the king turned red and became furious then he did not see a return to anything of that at all. so this mans speaking self aroused his angry self with zeal and nose and the resolve was sound and confirmed in the speaking self until it had a strong effect on it that became a reminder of it and a warning to him about it whenever he was forgetful of it. by my life the angry self was only made so that the speaking self could help it against lust when it was intense in conflict strong in attraction and difficult to submit to. it is right for a wise man to become angry and to be filled with pride and rage whenever he sees desire seeking to subjugate him and overcome his opinion and mind until he humiliates it suppresses it and makes it weak and small when it comes to the judgment of reason and compels it.
صحة العزم على تركمهما والاستيحاء والأنف منهما، ثم أخذ النفس بتذكر ذلك في أوقات العبث والولع، حتى يكون ذلك العبث والولع نفسه عنجه بمنزلة الرتيمة المذكرة. وقد حكى عن بعض العقلاء من الملوك أنه كان يولع ويعبث بشيء من جسده أحسبه لحيته فطال ذلك منه وكثر قول من يقرب إليه له فيه، فكأن السهو والغفلة يأبيان إلا ردة إليه. حتى قال بعض وزرائه ذات يوم يا أيها الملك جرد لهذا الأمر عزمة من عزمات أولي العقل. فأحمر الملك واستشاط غضبا، ثم لم ير عائدا إلى شئ من ذلك البتة. فهذا الرجل أثارت نفسه الناطقة نفسه الغضبية بالحمية والأنف وصح العزم وتأكد في النفس الناطقة حتى أثر فيها أثرا قويا صار مذكرا به ومنبها له عليه متى غفل عنه. ولعمري إن النفس الغضبية إنما جعلت لتستعين بها الناطقة على الشهوانية متى كانت شديدة النزاع قوية المجاذبة عسرة الانقياد. وإنه يحق على العاقل أن يغضب ويدخله الأنف والحمية متى رأى الشهوة تروم قهره وغلبته على رأيه وعقله، حتى يذلها ويقمعها ويقفها على الكرة والصغار عند حكم العقل ويجبرها