شما به آب نزدیک و از آسمان دور است، عقلهای شما سست و افکار شما سفیهانه است پس شما نشانه ای برای تیرانداز، و لقمه ای برای خورنده، و صیدی… Your earth is close to the sea and away from the sky. Your wits have become light and your minds are full of folly. You are the aim of the…
و من كلام له (عليه السلام) في مثل ذلك
أَرْضُكُمْ قَرِيبَةٌ مِنَ الْمَاءِ بَعِيدَةٌ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ خَفَّتْ عُقُولُكُمْ وَ سَفِهَتْ حُلُومُكُمْ فَأَنْتُمْ غَرَضٌ لِنَابِلٍ وَ أُكْلَةٌ لِآكِلٍ وَ فَرِيسَةٌ لِصَائِلٍ.
Your earth is close to the sea and away from the sky. Your wits have become light and your minds are full of folly. You are the aim of the archer, a morsel for the eater and an easy prey for the hunter.
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