The complete Nahj al-Balagha: sermons, letters and sayings, fully offline.
Nahj al-Balagha — "the path of eloquence" — is the collection of the sermons, letters and sayings of Imam Ali, compiled by al-Sharif al-Radi. This app carries the whole of it: 241 sermons, 79 letters and 480 sayings, in the Arabic original with Persian and English translations.
Everything is on your device. No account, no connection, nothing to download after you install it.
THE TEXT
• The complete book, unabridged
• Arabic original with Persian and English translation
• Read the original alone, the translation alone, or both together
• Amiri naskh or Vazirmatn for the Arabic, with or without diacritics
FINDING A PASSAGE
• Search every word across all three languages, with the match highlighted in place
• Diacritics and Persian or Arabic letter forms are matched for you: search کتاب or كتاب and both find the same lines
• Browse by sermon, by letter, by saying, or by subject
• Jump straight to any number
COMING BACK
• Bookmarks and reading history
• A "continue reading" card that remembers where you stopped
• One short saying each day, at a time you choose — off unless you ask for it
READING COMFORTABLY
• Light, sepia and dark themes
• Adjustable type size and line spacing
• Interface in Persian, Arabic or English
The app is free and supported by advertising. Nothing else is collected, and the text is never behind a paywall.