وَقَالَ (عليه السلام):
Amir al-mu'minin, peace be upon him, said:
كَمْ مِنْ مُسْتَدْرَجٍ بِالاْحْسَانِ إِلَيْهِ،
There is many a man being gradually brought towards punishment by good treatment with him;
وَمَغْرُورٍ بِالسَّتْرِ عَلَيْهِ،
many a man who remains in deceit because his evils are covered;
وَمَفْتُونٍ بِحُسْنِ الْقَوْلِ فِيهِ،
and many a man who is in illusion because of good talk about him,
مَا ابْتَلَى اللهُ سُبْحَانَهُ أَحَداً بِمِثْلِ الاْمْلاَءِ لَهُ.
while there is no greater ordeal by Allah, the Glorified, than the giving of time.
قال الرضي: و قد مَضى هذا الكلام فيما تقدم، إلاّ أن فيه هاهنا زيادة مفيدة
As-Sayyid ar-Radi says: This saying has appeared earlier as well but here it contains a beautiful and useful addition.
