۳۷۰. وَرُوِيَ أَنَّهُ (عليه السلام) قَلَّمَا اعْتَدَلَ بِهِ الْمِنْبَرُ إِلَّا قَالَ أَمَامَ الْخُطْبَةِ:

370. It is related that it was seldom that Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, ascended the pulpit and did not utter the following before his sermon:

أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ، اتَّقُوا اللهَ، فَمَا خُلِقَ امْرُؤٌ عَبَثاً فَيَلْهُوَ وَلَا تُرِكَ سُدىً فَيَلْغُوَ وَمَا دُنْيَاهُ الَّتي تَحَسَّنَتْ لَهُ بِخَلَفٍ مِنَ الْآخِرَةِ الَّتي قَبَّحَها سُوءُ النَّظَرِ عِنْدَهُ، وَمَا الْمَغْرُورُ الَّذِي ظَفِرَ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا بأَعْلَى هِمَّتِهِ كَالْآخَرِ الَّذِي ظَفِرَ مِنَ الْآخِرَةِ بِأَدْنَى سُهْمَتِهِ.

O’ people, fear Allāh for man has not been created for naught so that he may waste himself, nor has he been left uncared for so that he may commit nonsensical acts. This world which appears beautiful to him cannot be the replacement of the next world which appears bad in his eyes, nor is the vain person who is successful in this world through his high courage like him who is successful in the next world even to a small extent.

370. (On raconte que la plupart des fois qu'il montait sur la chaire il disait devant le public):

O gens, craignez Dieu, l’homme n’a pas été créé en vain pour s’amuser, ni laissé sans obligation à observer pour faire des choses inutiles! Sa vie terrestre s’est améliorée à cause du retard de l’autre vie que sa courte vision des choses a rendue laide. L’égaré qui vit dans l’illusion et qui eut la chance de profiter au maximum de sa vie légalise pas celui dont le minimum de sort lui fait gagner l'autre monde.

Nahj al-Balāgha

Chapter #370