Alone with the Alone

Quote No. 55 from Ali Ibn Abi Talib

On Justice and Power

  1. لا تظلمنَّ إذا ما كنتَ مقتدرًا

    If ever you’re in a position of power, don’t wrong people.

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  2. فالظلمُ مرتعُهُ يُفضي إلى الندمِ

    Injustice, in the end, leads to regret.

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  3. تنامُ عينُكَ والمظلومُ منتبهٌ

    You’ll sleep while the wronged lies awake at night . . .

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  4. يدعو عليكَ وعينُ اللهِ لم تنمِ

    Praying against you, for God sees all in sight.

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No. 55

These quotes come from Alone with the Alone, a 264-page bilingual hardcover of 113 quotes from Ali Ibn Abi Talib, with footnotes and an afterword.

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