ومن كلام له (عليه السلام) في مثل ذلك

أرْضُكُمْ قَرِيبَةٌ مِنَ المَاءِ، بَعِيدَةٌ مِنَ السَّماءِ، خَفَّتْ عُقُولُكُمْ، وَسَفِهَتْ حُلُومُكُمْ ، فَأَنْتُمْ غَرَضٌ  لِنَابِل ، وَأُكْلَةٌ لاِكِل، وَفَرِيسَةٌ لِصائِد.

SERMON 14

This also is in condemnation of the people of Basrah

Your earth is so close to the sea and so far away from the sky. Your wits have become light and your minds are full of folly. You are the target of the archer, a morsel for the eater and an easy prey for the hunter.


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