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حُلَى adornment in Arabic

حُلَى is how you say “adornment” in Arabic.

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فَالزُّهْدُ عَلَى الزَّاهِدِ أَحْسَنُ مِنَ الْحُلَى عَلَى النَّاهِدِ

So asceticism on the ascetic is better than adornment on the one who displays herself.

الْحُلَى the adornment

Definite noun, 'the adornment', governed by 'than' into the owned form. It is the outward ornament set against inner asceticism; the 'the' marks the known category of finery.

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