همانا پست فرمانداری برای تو وسیله آب و نان نخواهد بود، بلکه امانتی است در گردن تو، باید از فرمانده و امامت اطاعت کنی، تو حق نداری نسبت به… Certainly, your assignment is not a morsel for you, but it is a trust round your neck, and you have been charged with the protection (of…
و من كتاب له (عليه السلام) إلي أشعث بن قيس عامل أذربيجان
وَ إِنَّ عَمَلَكَ لَيْسَ لَكَ بِطُعْمَةٍ وَ لَكِنَّهُ فِي عُنُقِكَ أَمَانَةٌ وَ أَنْتَ مُسْتَرْعًي لِمَنْ فَوْقَكَ لَيْسَ لَكَ أَنْ تَفْتَاتَ فِي رَعِيَّةٍ وَ لَا تُخَاطِرَ إِلَّا بِوَثِيقَةٍ وَ فِي يَدَيْكَ مَالٌ مِنْ مَالِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ أَنْتَ مِنْ خُزَّانِهِ حَتَّي تُسَلِّمَهُ إِلَيَّ وَ لَعَلِّي أَلَّا أَكُونَ شَرَّ وُلَاتِكَ لَكَ وَ السَّلَامُ.
Certainly, your assignment is not a morsel for you, but it is a trust round your neck, and you have been charged with the protection (of the people) on behalf of your superiors. It is not for you to be oppressive towards the ruled, nor to risk yourself save on strong grounds. You have in your hands the funds which is the property of Allah, to Whom belongs Might and Majesty, and you hold its charge till you pass it on to me. Probably, I will not be one of the bad rulers for you, and that is an 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