الله تعالى آتى الملائكة عقلاً بلا شهوة، وآتى البهائم شهوة بلا عقل، وآتى بني آدم كليهما، فمن غلب عقله على شهوته فهو أفضل من الملائكة، ومن غلبت شهوته على عقله فهو أشر من البهائم.

Allah, the Exalted, gave the angels intellect without desires, He gave the animals desires without intellect, and He gave both to the sons of Adam. So a man whose intellect prevails over his desires is better than the angels, whilst a man whose desire prevails over his intellect is worse than the animals.