68. This world of yours is more lowly in my view than the [decayed] bone of a pig in the hand of a leper and more inferior than a leaf in the mouth of a locust; what does ‘Ali have to do with bounties that will perish and pleasures that will not last?
68. This world of yours is more lowly in my view than the [decayed] bone of a pig in the hand of a leper and more inferior than a leaf in the mouth of a locust; what does ‘Ali have to do with bounties that will perish and pleasures that will not last?
68 إنَّ دُنياكُمْ هذِهِ لأهْوَنُ في عَيْني مِنْ عِراقِ خِنْزير في يَدِ مَجذُوم، وَأحْقَرُ مِنْ وَرَقَة في جَرادَة، ما لِعَليّ ونَعيم يَفْنى، ولَذَّة لا تَبْقى.