ای معاویه! گروهی بسیار از مردم را به هلاکت کشاندی، و با گمراهی خود فریبشان دادی، و در موج سرکش دریای جهالت خود غرقشان کردی، که تاریکیها… You have ruined a large group of people whom you have deceived by your misguidance, and have flung them into the currents of your sea where…
و من كتاب له (عليه السلام) إلي معاوية
وَ أَرْدَيْتَ جِيلًا مِنَ النَّاسِ كَثِيراً خَدَعْتَهُمْ بِغَيِّكَ وَ أَلْقَيْتَهُمْ فِي مَوْجِ بَحْرِكَ تَغْشَاهُمُ الظُّلُمَاتُ وَ تَتَلَاطَمُ بِهِمُ الشُّبُهَاتُ فَجَازُوا عَنْ وِجْهَتِهِمْ وَ نَكَصُوا عَلَي أَعْقَابِهِمْ وَ تَوَلَّوْا عَلَي أَدْبَارِهِمْ وَ عَوَّلُوا عَلَي أَحْسَابِهِمْ إِلَّا مَنْ فَاءَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْبَصَائِرِ فَإِنَّهُمْ فَارَقُوكَ بَعْدَ مَعْرِفَتِكَ وَ هَرَبُوا إِلَي اللَّهِ مِنْ مُوَازَرَتِكَ إِذْ حَمَلْتَهُمْ عَلَي الصَّعْبِ وَ عَدَلْتَ بِهِمْ عَنِ الْقَصْدِ فَاتَّقِ اللَّهَ يَا مُعَاوِيَةُ فِي نَفْسِكَ وَ جَاذِبِ الشَّيْطَانَ قِيَادَكَ فَإِنَّ الدُّنْيَا مُنْقَطِعَةٌ عَنْكَ وَ الْآخِرَةَ قَرِيبَةٌ مِنْكَ وَ السَّلَامُ.
You have ruined a large group of people whom you have deceived by your misguidance, and have flung them into the currents of your sea where darkness has covered them and misgivings toss them about. As a result they have strayed from the right path and turned on their backs. They turned their backs and pushed forward except those wise ones who came back because they left you after understanding you and ran towards Allah away form your assistance when you put them to troubles and deviated them from the middle path. Therefore, O Muawiyah! Fear Allah about yourself and take away your rein from Stan, since this world is shortly to be cut off from you and the next world is near you; and that is end to the matter.
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