و إيَّاكَ وَالْعَجَلَةَ بِالْأُمُورِ قَبْلَ أَوَانِهَا، أَوِ التَّسَقُّطَ فِيهَا عِنْدَ إِمْكَانِهَا، أَوِ الَّلجَاجَةَ فِيهَا إِذا تَنَكَّرَتْ، أَوِ الْوَهْنَ عَنْهَا إذَا اسْتَوْضَحَتْ، فَضَعْ كُلَّ أَمْر مَوْضِعَهُ، وَأَوْقِعْ كُلَّ عَمَل [أَمْرٍ] مَوْقِعَهُ.
Translation
Avoid haste in matters before their time, slowness at their proper time, insistence on them when the propriety of action is not known or weakens when it becomes clear. Assign every matter its proper place and do every job at the appropriate time.
Chapter (Bab)Instructions for Malik al-Ashtar upon his appointment as the governor of Egypt
CollectionNahj al-Balagha
Compiled by al-Sharif al-Radi
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