و درود خدا بر او فرمود: فرزند آدم را با فخرفروشی چه کار؟ او که در آغاز نطفه ای گندیده، و در پایان مرداری بدبو است، نه می تواند روزی خویش را… Amir al-Mu'minin, peace be upon him, said: What has a man to do with vanity. His origing is semen and his end is a carcass while he cannot…

وَ قَالَ (عليه السلام):

مَا لِابْنِ آدَمَ وَ الْفَخْرِ أَوَّلُهُ نُطْفَةٌ وَ آخِرُهُ جِيفَةٌ وَ لَا يَرْزُقُ نَفْسَهُ وَ لَا يَدْفَعُ حَتْفَهُ.

Amir al-Mu'minin, peace be upon him, said: What has a man to do with vanity. His origing is semen and his end is a carcass while he cannot feed himself nor ward off death.

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