Life's transience and worldly impermanence

Nahj al-Balāgha|Volume 1|Book 3|Chapter 132

Nahj al-Balāgha

Book 3, Chapter 132

Life's transience and worldly impermanence
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١٣٢. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): إِنَّ لِلَّهِ مَلَكاً يُنَادِى فِى كُلِّ يَوْمٍ لِدُوا لِلْمَوْتِ وَاجْمَعُوا لِلْفَنَاءِ وَابْنُوا لِلْخَرَابِ.

132. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: There is an angel of Allāh who calls out every day, “Beget children for death, collect wealth for destruction, and raise construction for ruin.”