حکمت 100: و درود خدا بر او (آنگاه که گروهی او… · Saying 100
و درود خدا بر او (آنگاه که گروهی او را ستایش کردند) فرمود: بار خدایا تو مرا از خودم بهتر می شناسی، و من خود را بیشتر از آنان می شناسم… Some people praised Amir al-Mu'minin, peace be upon him, to his face, then he said: O My Allah! You know me better than myself, and I know…
وَ قَالَ (عليه السلام): وَ مَدَحَهُ قَوْمٌ فِي وَجْهِهِ فَقَالَ اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ أَعْلَمُ بِي مِنْ نَفْسِي وَ أَنَا أَعْلَمُ بِنَفْسِي مِنْهُمْ اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْنَا خَيْراً مِمَّا يَظُنُّونَ وَ اغْفِرْ لَنَا مَا لَا يَعْلَمُونَ.
Some people praised Amir al-Mu'minin, peace be upon him, to his face, then he said: O My Allah! You know me better than myself, and I know myself more than they know. O My Allah! Make us better than what they think and forgive us what they do not know
Source: Nahj al-Balagha, compiled by al-Sharif al-Radi. Persian: ترجمه محمد دشتی (Mohammad Dashti). English: Translation by Sayed Ali Reza (letters, sayings and sermons 1–16). Text from github.com/WWGTX/NahjulBalaghah. · Free for non-commercial religious use, with attribution