نکوهش از فرمانده شکست خورده Now, the neglecting by a man of what he has been made responsible for and doing what is to be done by others is a manifest weakness and a…
و من كتاب له (عليه السلام) إلي كميل بن زياد النخعي و هو عامله علي هيت، ينكر عليه تركه دفع من يجتاز به من جيش العدو طالبا الغارة
أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَإِنَّ تَضْيِيعَ الْمَرْءِ مَا وُلِّيَ وَ تَكَلُّفَهُ مَا كُفِيَ لَعَجْزٌ حَاضِرٌ وَ رَأْيٌ مُتَبَّرٌ وَ إِنَّ تَعَاطِيَكَ الْغَارَةَ عَلَي أَهْلِ قِرْقِيسِيَا وَ تَعْطِيلَكَ مَسَالِحَكَ الَّتِي وَلَّيْنَاكَ لَيْسَ بِهَا مَنْ يَمْنَعُهَا وَ لَا يَرُدُّ الْجَيْشَ عَنْهَا لَرَأْيٌ شَعَاعٌ فَقَدْ صِرْتَ جِسْراً لِمَنْ أَرَادَ الْغَارَةَ مِنْ أَعْدَائِكَ عَلَي أَوْلِيَائِكَ غَيْرَ شَدِيدِ الْمَنْكِبِ وَ لَا مَهِيبِ الْجَانِبِ
وَ لَا سَادٍّ ثُغْرَةً وَ لَا كَاسِرٍ لِعَدُوٍّ شَوْكَةً وَ لَا مُغْنٍ عَنْ أَهْلِ مِصْرِهِ وَ لَا مُجْزٍ عَنْ أَمِيرِهِ.
Now, the neglecting by a man of what he has been made responsible for and doing what is to be done by others is a manifest weakness and a ruinous sight. Certainly, your advance on the people of Qarqisiya, and your leaving the arsenals over which we had set you, without anyone to protect them or to repulse the enemy force, savoured of shattered thinking. In this way, you served like a bridge for the enemy who came marauding on your allies while your arms were weak, you had no awe around you; you could not prevent the enemy from advancing; you could not break his might; you could not defend the people of your area and you could not discharge functions on behalf of your Imam.
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