Nahj al-Balagha

Nahj al-Balagha 1687

64. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: The people of the world are like travellers who are being carried while t…

Nahj al-Balagha 1688

66. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: To miss what one needs is easier than to beg from an inappropriate person…

Nahj al-Balagha 1689

67. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Do not feel ashamed for giving little because refusal is smaller than tha…

Nahj al-Balagha 1690

69. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: If what you aim at does not come about then do not worry as to what you w…

Nahj al-Balagha 1691

71. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: As intelligence increases, speech decreases. [1]

Nahj al-Balagha 1692

72. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Time wears our bodies, renews desires, brings death nearer and takes away…

Nahj al-Balagha 1693

74. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: The breath of a man is a step towards his death. [1]

Nahj al-Balagha 1694

75. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Every countable thing is to pass away and every expected thing must come …

Nahj al-Balagha 1695

77. It is related that when Ḍirār ibn Ḥamzah (the correct: Ḍamrah) aḍ-Ḍibābī (or aṣ-Ṣudā’ī) [1] went to Mu‘āwiyah, and M…

Nahj al-Balagha 1696

O world, O world! Get away from me. Why do you present yourself to me? Or are you eager for me? You may not get that opp…

Nahj al-Balagha 1697

78. A Syrian enquired from Amīr al-mu’minīn: Was our going to fight against the Syrians destined by Allāh? Amīr al-mu’mi…

Nahj al-Balagha 1698

Woe to you! You take it as a final and unavoidable destiny [1] (according to which we are bound to act). If it were so, …

Nahj al-Balagha 1699

80. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: A wise saying is a lost article of the believer. Therefore, get wise sayi…

Nahj al-Balagha 1700

82. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: I impart to you five things which, if you ride your camels fast in search…