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:
هَلَكَ فِيَّ رَجُلَانِ
Two categories of persons will face ruin on account of me:
مُحِبٌّ غَالٍ
he who loves me with exaggeration,
وَمُبْغِضٌ قَالٍ .
and he who hates me intensely.
