وعَزّى عليه السلام قوماً عن ميّتٍ فقال:
Condoling with people among whom one had died, Amir al-mu'minin, peace be upon him, said:
إِنَّ هذَا الاْمْرَ لَيْسَ بِكُمْ بَدَأَ،
This thing has not started with you
وَلاَ إِلَيْكُمُ انْتَهَى،
nor does it end with you.
وَقَدْ كَانَ صَاحِبُكُمْ هذَا يُسَافِرُ،
This fellow of yours was used to journeying
فَعُدُّوهُ فِي بَعْضِ أَسْفَارِهِ،
and therefore it is better to think him still to be journeying.
فَإِنْ قَدِمَ عَلَيْكُمْ
Either he will rejoin you
وَإِلاَّ قَدِمْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ
or else you will rejoin him.
