Nahj al-Balagha (Peak of Eloquence)
نهج البلاغة
Saying & Wisdom #296
٢٩٦. وَقَالَ (عليه السلام) لِرَجُلٍ رَآهُ يَسْعَى عَلَى عَدُوٍّ لَهُ بِمَا فِيهِ إِضْرَارٌ بِنَفْسِهِ: إنَّمَا أَنْتَ كَالطَّاعِنِ نَفْسَهُ لِيَقْتُلَ رِدْفَهُ.
English Translation
296. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, saw a man busy against his enemy with what was harmful to himself too, so he said: You are like one who pierces a spear through himself in order to kill the person sitting behind him.
اردو ترجمہ
امیر المؤمنین حضرت علیؑ کی حکمت نمبر 296: زریں اقوال، دانائی کے موتی اور اخلاقی رہنمائی۔
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