Human mortality and the folly of vanity

Nahj al-Balāgha|Volume 1|Book 3|Chapter 454

Nahj al-Balāgha

Book 3, Chapter 454

Human mortality and the folly of vanity
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٤٥٤. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): مَا لِابْنِ آدَمَ وَالْفَخْرِ: أَوَّلُهُ نُطْفَةٌ، وَآخِرُهُ جِيفَةٌ، وَلَا يَرْزُقُ نَفْسَهُ، وَلَا يَدفَعُ حَتْفَهُ.

454. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: What has a man to do with vanity. His origin is semen and his end is a carcass while he cannot feed himself nor ward off death. [1]