hadith
1574
۞
Ameer al-Momineen (a.s) said: “O' world! Get away from me. Do you want to fool me? Or are you eager for me? You can never do that. Go and fool someone else. I do not need you. I have divorced you, and will never return to you. Life in you is short, and your problems are too many. Your ambitions are base. O' how little are the provisions for and how far is the trip; how great is the entrance place, and how rough is the place to sleep!”
قال أمير المؤمنين (عليه السلام): يا دنيا إليك عني، أبي تعرضت أم إلي تشوقت؟ لا حان حينك، هيهات غري غيري لا حاجة لي فيك، قد طلقتك ثلاثا لا رجعة لي فيك، فعيشك قصير وخطرك يسير وأملك حقير، آه من قلة الزاد وطول الطريق وبعد السفر وعظيم المورد وخشونة المضجع!.
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