٤١٥. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام) فِي صِفَةِ الدُّنْيَا: تَغُرُّ وَتَضُرُّ وَتَمُرُّ، إِنَّ اللهَ تَعَالَى لَمْ يَرْضَهَا ثَوَاباً لِأَوْلِيَائِهِ، وَلَا عِقَاباً لِأَعْدَائِهِ، وَإِنَّ أَهْلَ الدُّنْيَا كَرَكْبٍ بَيْنَا هُمْ حَلُّوا إِذْ صَاحَ بِهِمْ سَائِقُهُمْ فَارْتَحَلُوا.

415. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said about the world: It deceives, it harms and it passes away. Allāh, the Sublime, did not approve it as a reward for His lovers nor as a punishment for His enemies. In fact, the people of this world are like those riders that as soon as they alighted the driver called out to them and they marched off.

415. (Il dit au sujet de la vie terrestre): Elle séduit, nuit et est éphémère. Dieu ne l’a acceptée ni comme récompense pour ses amis, ni comme un châtiment pour ses ennemis. Les gens du monde sont semblables à une troupe de cavaliers qui. dès qu’ils arrivent à destination. entendent le cri de leur conducteur de continuer leur voyage.

Nahj al-Balāgha

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