Peak of Eloquence Nahjul Balagha By Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib - English Translation - Sermon 5

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Peak of Eloquence Nahjul Balagha By Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib - English Translation - Sermon 5
Abdul-Muttalib and Abu Sufyan ibn Harb offered to swear allegiance
to Amir al-Mu’minin (
O People!119
Steer clear through the waves of mischief by boats of
deliverance, turn away from the path of dissension and put off the gowns
of pride. Prosperous is one who rises with wings (i.e. when he has power)
or else he remains peaceful and others enjoy ease. It (i.e. The aspiration
for Caliphate) is like turbid water or like a morsel that would suffocate the
person who swallows it. One who plucks fruits before ripening is like one
who cultivated in another’s field.
If I speak out they would call me greedy towards power, but if I
keep quiet they would say I was afraid of death. It is a pity that after all
the ups and downs (I have been through). By Allah, the son of Abu
Talib120 is more familiar with death than an infant with the breast of its
mother. I have hidden knowledge; if I disclose it you will start trembling
like ropes in deep wells.