Nahj al-Balagha Hadith n. 157

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:

قَدْ بُصّرْتُمْ

Surely, you have been made to see

إِنْ أَبْصَرْتُمْ

if (only) you care to see;

وَقَدْ هُدِيتُمْ

surely, you have been guided

إِنِ اهْتَدَيْتُمْ،

if (only) you care to take guidance;

وأُسْمِعْتُمْ

and surely, you have been made to hear

إِنِ اسْتَمَعْتُمْ.

if (only) you care to lend your ears.