Nahj al-Balagha (Peak of Eloquence)
نهج البلاغة
Saying & Wisdom #266
٢٦٦. وَسَأَلَهُ (عليه السلام) رَجُلٌ أَنْ يُعَرِّفَهُ الْإِيمَانَ. فَقَالَ (عليه السلام): إِذَا كَانَ الْغَدُ فَأْتِنِي حَتَّى أُخْبِرَكَ عَلَى أَسْمَاعِ النَّاسِ، فإِنْ نَسِيتَ مَقَالَتِي حَفِظَهَا عَلَيْكَ غَيْرُكَ، فَإِنَّ الْكَلاَمَ كَالشَّارِدَةِ، يَنْقُفُهَا هَذَا وَيُخْطِئُهَا هَذَا.
وقد ذكرنا ما أجابه به عليه السلام فيما تقدم من هذا الباب، وهو قوله: الاِيمان على أربع شعب.
English Translation
266. Someone asked Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, to define religion for him, so he said: Come to me tomorrow so that I enlighten you in the presence of all the people, so that if you forget what I say others might retain it, because an utterance is like a fluttering prey which may be grappled with by someone but missed by others.
as-Sayyid ar-Raḍī says: We have already stated in the earlier chapter what Amīr al-mu’minīn replied to this man, namely his saying (no. 31) “Faith stands on four supports.”
اردو ترجمہ
امیر المؤمنین حضرت علیؑ کی حکمت نمبر 266: زریں اقوال، دانائی کے موتی اور اخلاقی رہنمائی۔
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