البَلاغَة
ELOQUENCE
1ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): البَلاغةُ ما سَهُلَ على المَنطِقِ وخَفَّ على الفِطْنَةِ.
1- Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Eloquence is that which is easy
[for the speaker] to pronounce and light on the
[listener’s] intellect.’
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 1881]
2ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): البَلاغةُ أنْ تُجِيبَ فلا تُبْطئَ، وتُصِيبَ فلا تُخْطئَ.
2- Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Eloquence is to answer without delay, and to be correct without mistakes.’
[Ibid. no. 2150]
3ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): قد يُكْتَفى مِن البَلاغةِ بالإيجازِ.
3- Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Brevity may suffice in accomplishing eloquence.’
[Ibid. no. 6666]
4ـ الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): لَيسَتِ البَلاغَةُ بحِدَّةِ اللِّسانِ ولا بِكَثْرةِ الهَذَيانِ، ولكنَّها إصابةُ المَعنى وقَصْدُ الحُجّةِ.
4- Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Eloquence is not exemplified by the sharpness of the tongue, nor through excess babbling; rather it is through capturing the intended meaning and aiming at the proof.’
[Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 312]
5ـ الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): ثلاثةٌ فيهِنَّ البَلاغةُ: التّقَرُّبُ مِنمعنى البُغْيةِ، والتَّبَعُّدُ مِن حَشْوِ الكلامِ، والدَّلالةُ بالقليلِ على الكثيرِ.
5- Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Eloquence lies in three things: coming close to the intended meaning, avoiding waffling, and communicating more meaning in fewer words.’
[Ibid. no. 317]
أبلَغُ الكَلامِ / The Most Eloquent Speech
البَلاغَة
ELOQUENCE
1ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): البَلاغةُ ما سَهُلَ على المَنطِقِ وخَفَّ على الفِطْنَةِ.
1- Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Eloquence is that which is easy
[for the speaker] to pronounce and light on the
[listener’s] intellect.’
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 1881]
2ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): البَلاغةُ أنْ تُجِيبَ فلا تُبْطئَ، وتُصِيبَ فلا تُخْطئَ.
2- Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Eloquence is to answer without delay, and to be correct without mistakes.’
[Ibid. no. 2150]
3ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): قد يُكْتَفى مِن البَلاغةِ بالإيجازِ.
3- Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Brevity may suffice in accomplishing eloquence.’
[Ibid. no. 6666]
4ـ الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): لَيسَتِ البَلاغَةُ بحِدَّةِ اللِّسانِ ولا بِكَثْرةِ الهَذَيانِ، ولكنَّها إصابةُ المَعنى وقَصْدُ الحُجّةِ.
4- Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Eloquence is not exemplified by the sharpness of the tongue, nor through excess babbling; rather it is through capturing the intended meaning and aiming at the proof.’
[Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 312]
5ـ الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): ثلاثةٌ فيهِنَّ البَلاغةُ: التّقَرُّبُ مِنمعنى البُغْيةِ، والتَّبَعُّدُ مِن حَشْوِ الكلامِ، والدَّلالةُ بالقليلِ على الكثيرِ.
5- Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Eloquence lies in three things: coming close to the intended meaning, avoiding waffling, and communicating more meaning in fewer words.’
[Ibid. no. 317]
أبلَغُ الكَلامِ / The Most Eloquent Speech
6ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): أبلَغُ البَلاغةِ ما سَهُلَ في الصَّوابِ مَجازُهُ وحَسُنَ إيجازُهُ .
6- Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The most expressive eloquence lies in that which is metaphorically correct and easy to grasp, and that which is pleasantly brief.’
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3307]
7ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): أحسَنُ الكلامِ ما زانَهُ حُسْنُالنِّظامِ، وفَهِمَهُ الخاصُّ والعامُّ.
7- Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The best speech is that which is decorated by a pleasant structure and is understood by the elite as well as the laymen.’
[Ibid. no. 3304]
التَّشَدُّقُ فِي الكَلامِ / Manipulation Through Speech
8ـ رسولُ اللهِِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): شِرارُ اُمَّتي الثَّرثارُونَ، وَالمُتَشَدِّقونَ المُتَفَيهِقونَ، وخِيارُ اُمَّتى أحاسِنُهُم أخلاقاً.
8- The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Allah despises the eloquent man who plays with his tongue like a drill.’
[Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 7919]