و درود خدا بر او فرمود: نه، سوگند بخدایی که به قدرت او در شب سیاهی به سر بردیم که روز سپیدی را در پی خواهد داشت، چنین و چنان نبود Amir al-Mu'minin, peace be upon him, I swear by Him who let us pass the dark night after which there was a bright day that such and such…

وَ قَالَ (عليه السلام): لَا وَ الَّذِي أَمْسَيْنَا مِنْهُ فِي غُبْرِ لَيْلَةٍ دَهْمَاءَ تَكْشِرُ عَنْ يَوْمٍ أَغَرَّ مَا كَانَ كَذَا وَ كَذَا

Amir al-Mu'minin, peace be upon him, I swear by Him who let us pass the dark night after which there was a bright day that such and such did not happen.

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