حکمت 446: شتران فراوانت چه شده اند؟ (پاسخ داد، ای امیر… · Saying 446

وَ قَالَ (عليه السلام): لِغَالِبِ بْنِ صَعْصَعَةَ أَبِي الْفَرَزْدَقِ فِي كَلَامٍ دَارَ بَيْنَهُمَا:

مَا فَعَلَتْ إِبِلُكَ الْكَثِيرَةُ قَالَ دَغْدَغَتْهَا الْحُقُوقُ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَقَالَ (عليه السلام): ذَلِكَ أَحْمَدُ سُبُلِهَا.

Amir al-Mu'minin, peace be upon him, said to Ghalib ibn Sa sa ah, the father of al-Farazdaq (the famous Arabic poet) during a conversation between them: What about the large number of your camels? The man replied: They have been swept away by (discharging of) obligations, O Amir al-Mu'minin! Whereupon Amir al-Mu'minin, peace be upon him, said: That is the most praiseworthy way of (losing) them.