14ـ لَيْسَ شَـيْءٌ أعَزَّ مِنَ الكِبْرِيتِ الأحْمَرِ إلاّ ما...

14ـ لَيْسَ شَـيْءٌ أعَزَّ مِنَ الكِبْرِيتِ الأحْمَرِ إلاّ ما بَقِيَ مِنْ عُمْرِ المُؤْمِنِ. One whose life is long, his tribulations become many. 15ـ مَنْ طالَ عُمْرُهُ كَثُرَتْ مَصائِبُهُ. One whose life is long gets afflicted by [the loss of] his dear and beloved ones. 16ـ مَنْ طالَ عُمْرُهُ فُجِعَ بِأعِزَّتِهِ وأحِبّائِهِ. One who spends his life in other than that which will save him [in the Hereafter] has missed his objective.

17ـ مَنْ أفْنى عُمْرَهُ في غَيْرِ ما يُنْجيهِ فَقَدْ أضاعَ مَطْلَبَهُ. An hour of your time does not pass but that it cuts away a portion of your lifespan. 18ـ مَا انْقَضَتْ ساعَةٌ مِنْ دَهْرِكَ إلاّ بِقِطْعَة مِنْ عُمْرِكَ. Do not waste your lifetime in useless pastimes, thereby leaving this world without any hope [in the Hereafter]. 19ـلاتُفْنِ عُمْرَكَ فِي المَلاهي فَتَخْـرُجَ مِنَ الدُّنيا بِلا أمَل. With the progression of days and nights, nothing remains of the lifetimes.

20ـ لابَقاءَ لِلأعْمارِ مَعَ تَعاقُبِ اللَّيْلِ والنَّهارِ. Nobody knows how much longer he has to live except a Prophet or a man of truth. 21ـلايَعْرِفُ قَدْرَ ما بَقِيَ مِنْ عُمْرِهِ إلاّ نَبِيٌّ أوْ صِدّيقٌ. Lifetime is diminished by moments. 22ـ اَلعُمْرُ تُفْنِيهِ اللَّحَظاتُ. Guard your lifetime from being wasted in other than acts of worship and obedience [to Allah]. 23ـ اِحْفَظْ عُمْرَكَ مِنَ التَّضْييعِ لَهُ في غَيْرِ العِبادَةِ والطّاعاتِ. Previous…