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hadith 1835
Hadith #
1835
Book
Nahj al-Balāgha
Volume
1
Section
261
Part
Sayings
Chapter
Ali's lament over his people's disobedience
Source
al-Sharīf al-Raḍī
۞
You cannot be enough for me against yourselves, so how can you be enough for me against others? Before me the people used to complain of the oppression of their rulers but now I have to complain of the wrongful actions of my people; as though I am led by them and they are the leaders or that I am the subject and they are the rulers.
وَاللهِ مَا تَكْفُونَنِي أَنْفُسَكُمْ، فَكَيْفَ تَكْفُونَنِي غَيْرَكُمْ؟ إِنْ كَانَتِ الرَّعَايَا قَبْلِي لَتَشْكُوا حَيْفَ رُعَاتِهَا، وَإِنَّنِي الْيَوْمَ لَأَشْكُو حَيْفَ رَعِيَّتِي، كَأَنَّنِيَ الْمَقُودُ وَهُمُ الْقَادَةُ، أَوِ ألْمَوْزُوعُ وَهُمُ الْوَزَعَةُ.
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