Alone with the Alone

Quote No. 60 from Ali Ibn Abi Talib

On Justice and Power

وأشعِر قلبَكَ الرحمةَ للرعيّةِ، والمحبّةَ لهم، واللطفَ بهم، ولا تكوننَّ عليهم سبعًا ضاريًا تغتنمُ أكلَهم، فإنّهم صنفانِ: إمّا أخٌ لكَ في الدينِ، أو نظيرٌ لكَ في الخلق.

Habituate your heart to mercy, affection, and kindness for your people. Do not stand over them like a greedy beast intent on devouring. People are one of two kinds: either your brother in faith or your equal in creation.

No. 60

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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