انسان و مقدرات الهی Now, you cannot go father than the limit of your life, nor can you be given a livelihood which is not for you. Remember that this life…
و من كتاب له (عليه السلام) إلي عبد الله بن العباس
أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَإِنَّكَ لَسْتَ بِسَابِقٍ أَجَلَكَ وَ لَا مَرْزُوقٍ مَا لَيْسَ لَكَ وَ اعْلَمْ بِأَنَّ الدَّهْرَ يَوْمَانِ يَوْمٌ لَكَ وَ يَوْمٌ عَلَيْكَ وَ أَنَّ الدُّنْيَا دَارُ دُوَلٍ فَمَا كَانَ مِنْهَا لَكَ أَتَاكَ عَلَي ضَعْفِكَ وَ مَا كَانَ مِنْهَا عَلَيْكَ لَمْ تَدْفَعْهُ بِقُوَّتِكَ.
Now, you cannot go father than the limit of your life, nor can you be given a livelihood which is not for you. Remember that this life consists of two days: a day for you and a day against you, and that the world is a house of (changing) authorities. Whatever in it is for you will come to you despite your weakness; and whatever in it turns against you cannot be brought back despite your strength.
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