به هنگام دیدار، و در مجالس رسمی، و در مقام داوری، گشاده رو باش، و از خشم بپرهیز، که سبک مغزی، به تحریک شیطان است، و بدان! آن چه تو را به… Meet people with a broad face, allow them free audience and pass generous orders. Avoid anger because it is a augury of Satan. Remember…
و من وصية له (عليه السلام) لعبد الله بن العباس عند استخلافه إياه علي البصرة
سَعِ النَّاسَ بِوَجْهِكَ وَ مَجْلِسِكَ وَ حُكْمِكَ وَ إِيَّاكَ وَ الْغَضَبَ فَإِنَّهُ طَيْرَةٌ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ وَ اعْلَمْ أَنَّ مَا قَرَّبَكَ مِنَ اللَّهِ يُبَاعِدُكَ مِنَ النَّارِ وَ مَا بَاعَدَكَ مِنَ اللَّهِ يُقَرِّبُكَ مِنَ النَّارِ.
Meet people with a broad face, allow them free audience and pass generous orders. Avoid anger because it is a augury of Satan. Remember that whatever takes you near Allah takes you away from the Fire (of Hell), and whatever takes you away from Allah takes you near the Fire.
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