حکمت 133: دنیا گذرگاه عبور است، نه جای ماندن، و مردم… · Saying 133
و درود خدا بر او فرمود: دنیا گذرگاه عبور است، نه جای ماندن، و مردم در آن دو دسته اند یکی آنکه خود را در دنیا می فروشد و به تباهی می کشاند… Amir al-Mu'minin, peace be upon him, said: This world is a place for transit, not a place for stay. The people herein are of two…
وَ قَالَ (عليه السلام): الدُّنْيَا دَارُ مَمَرٍّ لَا دَارُ مَقَرٍّ وَ النَّاسُ فِيهَا رَجُلَانِ رَجُلٌ بَاعَ فِيهَا نَفْسَهُ فَأَوْبَقَهَا وَ رَجُلٌ ابْتَاعَ نَفْسَهُ فَأَعْتَقَهَا.
Amir al-Mu'minin, peace be upon him, said: This world is a place for transit, not a place for stay. The people herein are of two categories. One is the man who sold away his self (to his passions) and thus ruined it, and the other is the man who purchased his self (by control against his passions) and freed it
Source: Nahj al-Balagha, compiled by al-Sharif al-Radi. Persian: ترجمه محمد دشتی (Mohammad Dashti). English: Translation by Sayed Ali Reza (letters, sayings and sermons 1–16). Text from github.com/WWGTX/NahjulBalaghah. · Free for non-commercial religious use, with attribution