و درود خدا بر او فرمود: (از امام پرسیدند: با کدام نیرو بر حریفان خود پیروز شدی؟ فرمود:) کسی را ندیدم جز آنکه مرا در شکست خود یاری می داد.… Amir al-Mu'minin, peace be upon him, was asked: With what did you overpower your adversaries? He answered: When ever I confronted a…

وَ قِيلَ لَهُ بِأَيِّ شَيْءٍ غَلَبْتَ الْأَقْرَانَ، فَقَالَ (عليه السلام): مَا لَقِيتُ رَجُلًا إِلَّا أَعَانَنِي عَلَي نَفْسِهِ.

قال الرضي: يومئ بذلك إلي تمكن هيبته في القلوب.

Amir al-Mu'minin, peace be upon him, was asked: With what did you overpower your adversaries? He answered: When ever I confronted a person he helped me against himself. Al-Sayyid al-Radi says: Amir al-Mu'minin is pointing out his striking of awe in the hearts.

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