For the ones who know that this world is just a journey...
For the ones who know that this world is just a journey, never listen to its call Indeed the sweetness of this world is mixed with sourness and poison And no other castle can protect the man from the harms of this world, other than abstinence from it I am wondering about the ones who get deceived by the luxuries of this world and how they cheer up with these few days of happiness in it I wonder how they prefer to stay in a desert, upon being in a green and rainy place!?[^7] مهلکة الدنيا وَ دُنياکَ الَّتي غَرَّتکَ مِنهَا زَخَارِفُهُا تَصِيرُ إلي انجِذاذِ تَزَحزَح عَن مَهالِکِهَا بِجُهدٍ فَمَا أَصغَي إلَيهَا ذُو نَفَاذِ لَقَد مُزِجَت حَلاَوَتُهَا بِسَمًّ فَمَا کَالحَذرِ مِنهَا مِن مَلاَذِ عَجِبتُ لِمُعجِبٍ بِنَعيمِ دُنيا وَ مَغبُونٍ بِأيامٍ لِذاذِ وَ مُؤثِرِ المَقَامِ بأرضِ قَفرٍ عَلَي بَلَدٍ خَصِيبٍ ذي رَذَاذِ Passing Shadow What is this world?
Other than a moving shadow of the day that never stays at one place Think about it; the ones who had large armies, military horses and camel loads of luggage; where are they now? Those who were the bravest and used to boast and brag in front of others, where are they now? Caliphs, kings and high ranking nobles who came and left centuries before; where are they now? They have been forgotten in such a way as if they never existed!
Is there someone who can claim to be immortal?[^8] فيء العابر هَلِ الدُّنيا وَ مَا فِيها جَميعاً
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