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Nahj al-balāgha (Arabic: نهج البلاغة) (the Peak of Eloquence) is a collection of sayings and writings of Imam 'Ali (a) which have been compiled by al-Sayyid al-Radi in late 4th/10th century (finished in 400/1009-10). The criterion for selecting the sayings has been the eloquence of speech. The eloquence in this compilation is at such a high level that even though al-Sayyid al-Radi was a great poet and distinguished man of literature and had great works, regarded this compilation an honor for himself.

Nahj al-balagha has been organized into three parts: sermons, letters and short sayings. Throughout the sermons, Imam (a) calls people to obey God's orders and abandon prohibitions and in his letters advises his agents to observe the rights of people. Kalimat al-qisar (short sayings) of Nahj al-balagha are a collection of wise sayings stated at the Peak of Eloquence.

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Nahjul Balagha

Once Amir al-mu'minin, Imam Ali(as), peace be upon him, was proceeding towards Syria when the countrymen of al-Anbar met him.

Seeing him they began to walk on foot and then ran in front of him.

He enquired why they were doing so

this was the way they respected their chiefs.

By Allah, this does not benefit your chiefs.

You are belabouring yourself in this world

and earning misery for the next world by it.

How harmful is the labour in whose wake there is punishment

and how profitable is the case with which there is deliverance from the Fire (of Hell).

Saying Number 37