Nahj al-Balagha Hadith n. 110

Selections from The Sayings and Preaching of Amir al-Muminin Ali ibn Abi Talib (Peace Be Upon Him) Including His Replies to Questions and Maxims Expressed for Various Purposes.
Translated by Sayyid Ali Reza

وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام):

Amir al-mu'minin, peace be upon him, said:

لَا يُقِيمُ أَمْرَ اللَّهِ سُبْحَانَهُ

No one can establish the rule of Allah, the Glorified,

إِلَّا مَنْ لَا يُصَانِعُ

except he who shows no relenting (in the matter of right),

وَ لَا يُضَارِعُ

who does not behave like wrong doers

وَ لَا يَتَّبِعُ الْمَطَامِعَ .

and who does not run after objects of greed.