Nahj al-Balagha Hadith n. 277

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:

لاَ وَالَّذِي أَمْسَيْنَا مِنْهُ فِي غُبْرِ لَيْلَةٍ دَهْمَاءَ

I swear by Him Who let us pass the dark night

تَكْشِرُعَنْ يَوْمٍ أَغَرَّ

after which there was a bright day

مَا كَان كَذَاكَذا.

that such and such (72) did not happen.

 

72. As-Sayyid ar-Radi has not written what it was that did not happen, leaving us only with the first part of the sentence.