Nahj al-Balāgha 1, narration 13

al-Sharīf al-Raḍī · The helplessness of lacking or losing true brothers

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Arabic text

١٢. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): أَعْجَزُ النَّاسِ مَنْ عَجَزَ عَنِ اكْتِسَابِ الْإِخْوَانِ وَأَعْجَزُ مِنْهُ مَنْ ضَيَّعَ مَنْ ظَفِرَ بِهِ مِنْهُمْ.

Translation

12. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: The most helpless of all men is he who cannot find a few brothers during his life, but still more helpless is he who finds such a brother but loses him. [1]

Translation: Sayed Ali Raza — published with the edition, reproduced verbatim.

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