1- Introduction:“Imagery” or aesthetic referencing, i.e., symbolism or representation, is useful in conveying the intellectual treasures, as an imaginative synthetic process. The frequency of this aesthetic feature in Arabic literature and within the text of Nahjul Balaghah, which is one of the paragons of eloquent Arabic, gives rise to the questions of the history of imagery in Arabic literature and the role of imagery in Nahjul Balaghah’s exegesis. In the present study, clinging to the assumption that imagery is one of the ancient features of Arabic literature and that Nahjul Balaghah’s imagery hasrendered its phrases eloquent, using a descriptiveanalytical methodology and presenting some examples of imagery in Arabic literature along with Nahjul Balaghah, useful elements in creating this type of visual aesthetics are determined and their efficacy is explained. ...