حکمت 316: من پیشوای مومنان، و مال، پیشوای تبهکاران است. · Saying 316
و درود خدا بر او فرمود: من پیشوای مومنان، و مال، پیشوای تبهکاران است. Amir al-Mu'minin, peace be upon him, said: I am the ya aub (leader) of the believers, while wealth is the leader of the wicked. Al-Sayyid…
وَ قَالَ (عليه السلام): أَنَا يَعْسُوبُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ الْمَالُ يَعْسُوبُ الْفُجَّارِ.
قال الرضي: و معني ذلك أن المؤمنين يتبعونني و الفجار يتبعون المال كما تتبع النحل يعسوبها و هو رئيسها
Amir al-Mu'minin, peace be upon him, said: I am the ya aub (leader) of the believers, while wealth is the leader of the wicked. Al-Sayyid al-Radi says: It means that the believers follow me while the wicked follow wealth just as the bees follow their "ya sub" who is their leader.
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