من، مالک اشتر پسر حارث را بر شما و سپاهیانی که تحت امر شما هستند، فرماندهی دادم. گفته او را بشنوید، و از فرمان او اطاعت کنید، او را چونان… I have placed Malik ibn al-Harith al-Ashtar in command over you and over all those under you. Therefore, follow his commands and take him…
و من كتاب له (عليه السلام) إلي أميرين من أمراء جيشه
وَ قَدْ أَمَّرْتُ عَلَيْكُمَا وَ عَلَي مَنْ فِي حَيِّزِكُمَا مَالِكَ بْنَ الْحَارِثِ الْأَشْتَرَ فَاسْمَعَا لَهُ وَ أَطِيعَا وَ اجْعَلَاهُ دِرْعاً وَ مِجَنّاً فَإِنَّهُ مِمَّنْ لَا يُخَافُ وَهْنُهُ وَ لَا سَقْطَتُهُ وَ لَا بُطْؤُهُ عَمَّا الْإِسْرَاعُ إِلَيْهِ أَحْزَمُ وَ لَا إِسْرَاعُهُ إِلَي مَا الْبُطْءُ عَنْهُ أَمْثَلُ.
I have placed Malik ibn al-Harith al-Ashtar in command over you and over all those under you. Therefore, follow his commands and take him as the armour and shield for yourselves, because he is one of those from whom I have seen no fear of weakness nor any mistake, nor laziness where haste is more appropriate, nor haste where slackness is expected of him.
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