حکمت 389: آن کس که کردارش او را به جایی نرساند،… · Saying 389
و درود خدا بر او فرمود: آن کس که کردارش او را به جایی نرساند، بزرگی خاندانش، او را به پیش نخواهد راند. (در نقل دیگری آمد که) آن کس که ارزش… Amir al-Mu'minin, peace be upon him, said: Whomever his action detains behind, his lineage cannot put forward. In another version it is…
وَ قَالَ (عليه السلام): مَنْ أَبْطَأَ بِهِ عَمَلُهُ لَمْ يُسْرِعْ بِهِ نَسَبُهُ.
وَ فِي رِوَايَةٍ أُخْرَي: مَنْ فَاتَهُ حَسَبُ نَفْسِهِ لَمْ يَنْفَعْهُ حَسَبُ آبَائِهِ.
Amir al-Mu'minin, peace be upon him, said: Whomever his action detains behind, his lineage cannot put forward. In another version it is thus: whoever misses personal attainment cannot be bdnefited by forefathers' attainments.
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