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And the plea of the ally of evil(1): “It has been decreed for me,” is like the wolf’s(2) claim, “Such is my nature.”
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Yet attributing the deed to destiny only draws down retribution(3), just as attributing everything(4) indiscriminately to a single pretext does.
(1) The ‘Uqud edition reads al-shiʿr (poetry).
(2) Manuscript B and the ‘Uqud edition read al-dhib (wolf).
(3) The Durra edition reads niʿma (favor).
(4) Manuscripts T, B, J, and H read al-athar (traditions).
٨١- وقولُ حليف الشرِّ (١) : إني مقدرٌ ... عليَّ كقول الذئب (٢) : هذي طبيعتي
٨٢- وتقديره للفعل يجلب نقمةً (٣) ... كتقديره الأشياءَ (٤) طرًّا بعلةِ
(١) في عقود: الشعر.
(٢) في ب وعقود: الذيب.
(٣) في الدرة: نعمة.
(٤) في ط وب وج، وهـ: الآثار.