اگر دشمنان اسلام به سایه اطاعت باز گردند پس همان است که دوست داریم، و اگر کارشان به جدایی و نافرمانی کشید با کمک فرمانبرداران با مخالفان… If they return under the umbrella of obedience then this is all that we want. But if the condition of these people points out towards…
و من كتاب له (عليه السلام) إلي بعض أمراء جيشه
فَإِنْ عَادُوا إِلَي ظِلِّ الطَّاعَةِ فَذَاكَ الَّذِي نُحِبُّ وَ إِنْ تَوَافَتِ الْأُمُورُ بِالْقَوْمِ إِلَي الشِّقَاقِ وَ الْعِصْيَانِ فَانْهَدْ بِمَنْ أَطَاعَكَ إِلَي مَنْ عَصَاكَ وَ اسْتَغْنِ بِمَنِ انْقَادَ مَعَكَ عَمَّنْ تَقَاعَسَ عَنْكَ فَإِنَّ الْمُتَكَارِهَ مَغِيبُهُ خَيْرٌ مِنْ مَشْهَدِهِ وَ قُعُودُهُ أَغْنَي مِنْ نُهُوضِهِ.
If they return under the umbrella of obedience then this is all that we want. But if the condition of these people points out towards disruption and disobedience, taking with you those who obey you, rush upon those who disobey you, and while you have those with you who follow you, do not worry about those who hold back from you, because the absence of a half-hearted man is better than his presence, and his sitting down is better than his rising up.
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