Peak of Eloquence Nahjul Balagha By Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib - English Translation - Sermon 68

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Admonishing His Companions Not to Be Careless in Their
Behavior, Imam Ali Ibn Abu Talib (􀁸) Said the Following:
How long shall I accord you consideration that is accorded to
camels with hollow humps, or to worn clothe s which when stitched on
one side give way on the other. Whenever a vanguard force of Syria
hovers over you, everyone of you shuts his door and hides himself like the
lizard in its hole or a badger in its den. By Allah, he whom people like
you support must suffer disgrace and he who throws arrows with your
support is as if he throws arrows that are broken both at head and tail. By
Allah, within the courtyard you are quite numerous but under the banner
you are only a few. Certainly, I know what can improve you and how
your crookedness can be straightened. But I shall not improve your
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condition by marring myself. Allah may disgrace your faces and destroy
you. You do not understand the right as you understand the wrong and do
not crush the wrong as you crush the right.