Nahj al-Balagha (Peak of Eloquence)
نهج البلاغة
Saying & Wisdom #389
۳۸۹. وَقَالَ (عليه السلام): مَنْ أَبْطَأَ بِهِ عَمَلُهُ لَمْ يُسْرِعْ بِهِ نَسَبُهُ.
وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ أُخْرَى: مَنْ فَاتَهُ حَسَبُ نَفْسِهِ لَمْ يَنْفَعْهُ حَسَبُ آبَائِهِ.
English Translation
389. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Whomever his action detains behind, his lineage cannot put him forward.
In another version it is thus: Whoever misses personal attainment cannot be benefited by his forefathers’ attainments.
اردو ترجمہ
امیر المؤمنین حضرت علیؑ کی حکمت نمبر 389: زریں اقوال، دانائی کے موتی اور اخلاقی رہنمائی۔
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