و درود خدا بر او فرمود: تقدیر الهی چنان بر محاسبات ما چیره شود که تدبیر، سبب آفتزدگی باشد. Amir al-Mu'minin. peae be upon him, said: Destiny holds sway over (our) predetermination till effort itself brings about ruin. Al-Sayyid…

وَ قَالَ (عليه السلام):

يَغْلِبُ الْمِقْدَارُ عَلَي التَّقْدِيرِ حَتَّي تَكُونَ الْآفَةُ فِي التَّدْبِيرِ.

قال الرضي: و قد مضي هذا المعني فيما تقدم برواية تخالف هذه الألفاظ.

Amir al-Mu'minin. peae be upon him, said: Destiny holds sway over (our) predetermination till effort itself brings about ruin. Al-Sayyid al-Radi says: Something of this meaning has already appeared earlier though in words different from these.

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