٣٥٠. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): لِلظَّالِمِ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ ثَلاَثُ عَلاَمَاتٍ: يَظْلِمُ مَنْ فَوْقَهُ بِالْمَعْصِيَةِ، وَمَنْ دُونَهُ بِالْغَلَبَةِ وَيُظَاهِرُ الْقَوْمَ الظَّلَمَةَ.

350. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: The oppressor among the people has three signs: he oppresses his superior by disobeying him, and his junior by imposing his authority and he supports other oppressors.

350. Trois signes caractérisent le despote: il commet l’injustice envers ses supérieurs par la désobéissance, envers ses subordonnés par le mauvais traitement et la contrainte, et envers les despotes du même acabit par l’hypocrisie.

Nahj al-Balāgha

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