Peak of Eloquence Nahjul Balagha By Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib - English Translation - Sermon 4

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Peak of Eloquence Nahjul Balagha By Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib - English Translation - Sermon 4

Amir Al-Mu’minin’s Far-Sightedness and Staunch Conviction

Through us you got guidance in the darkness and secured a high
status. And through us you got out of the gloomy night. The ears which
do not listen to the cries may become deaf. How can one who remained
deaf to the loud cries (of the Holy Quran and the Prophet [􀁨]) listen to
(my) feeble voice. The heart that has ever palpitated (with fear of Allah)
may get peace.
I always apprehended from you consequences of treachery and I
had seen you through in the garb of the deceitful. The curtain of the
religion had kept me hidden from you but the truth of my intentions
disclosed you to me. I stood for you on the path of truth among
misleading tracks were you met each other, but there was no leader and
you dug but got no water.
Today, I am making these dumb things peak to you (i.e. my
suggestive ideas and deep musing, etc.) which are full of descriptive
power. The opinion of the person who abandons me may get astray. I
have never doubted the truth since it was shown to me. Musa (Moses)118
did not entertain fear for his own self. Rather, he feared the mastery of the
ignorant and the path towards deviation. Nowadays, we stand on the
crossroads of truth and falsehood. The one who is sure of getting water
feels no thirst.