the people who are most deserving and most worthy of the hope that the management of the world will be governed by wisdom good and perfect politics and the rules of management are the kings in whose hands god the most high has placed the reins of the servants given them the management of the country entrusted them with the affairs of the people and delegated to them the management of the subjects. then the best of the best of the governors who have been given the leadership of the nations and are content with the management of the cities and districts then those who are next to them from the owners of the blessings the instigators of the entourage and the servants then those who are next to them from the owners of the houses and the gardens of the family and children. each one of these is a shepherd of what is within his protection what his saddle holds what his commands and prohibitions direct and what is under his control is his flock.
وأحق الناس وأولاهم بأمل ما يجري عليه تدبير العالم من الحكمة وحسن واتقان السياسة وأحكام التدبير الملوك الذين جعل الله تعالى ذكره بأيديهم أزمة العباد وملكهم تدبير البلاد واسترعاهم أمر البرية وفوض إليهم سياسة الرعية ثم الأمثل فالأمثل من الولاة الذين أعطوا قياد الأمم واستكفوا تدبير الأمصار والكور ثم الذين يلونهم من أرباب النعم وسواس البطانة والخدم ثم الذين يلونهم من أرباب المنازل ورواض الأهل والولدان فإن كل واحد من هؤلاء راع لما يجوزه كنفه ويضمه رحله ويصرفه أمره ونهيه ومن تحت يده رعيته