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Akalim of Amirul Mumineen Maulana Ali (AS)

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Akalim of Amirul Mumineen Maulana Ali (AS)

Age And Lifespan

10. Verily the life that is being shortened every moment and being dismantled every hour must be regarded as very short.

10. Verily the life that is being shortened every moment and being dismantled every hour must be regarded as very short.

10 إنَّ غايَةً تَنْقُصُهَا اللَّحْظَةُ، وتَهْدِمُهَا السّاعَةُ، لَحَرِيَّةٌ بِقَصْرِ المُدَّةِ.

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13. How can one be pleased with a lifetime that is diminished by [the passing of] hours?!

13. How can one be pleased with a lifetime that is diminished by [the passing of] hours?!

13 كَيْفَ يُفْرَحُ بِعُمْر تَنْقُصُهُ السّاعاتُ.

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14. There is nothing more valuable than red sulphur, except that which remains from the lifetime of a believer.

14. There is nothing more valuable than red sulphur, except that which remains from the lifetime of a believer.

14 لَيْسَ شَيْءٌ أعَزَّ مِنَ الكِبْرِيتِ الأحْمَرِ إلاّ ما بَقِيَ مِنْ عُمْرِ المُؤْمِنِ.

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16. One whose life is long gets afflicted by [the loss of] his dear and beloved ones.

16. One whose life is long gets afflicted by [the loss of] his dear and beloved ones.

16 مَنْ طالَ عُمْرُهُ فُجِعَ بِأعِزَّتِهِ وأحِبّائِهِ.

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17. One who spends his life in other than that which will save him [in the Hereafter] has missed his objective.

17. One who spends his life in other than that which will save him [in the Hereafter] has missed his objective.

17 مَنْ أفْنى عُمْرَهُ في غَيْرِ ما يُنْجيهِ فَقَدْ أضاعَ مَطْلَبَهُ.

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18. An hour of your time does not pass but that it cuts away a portion of your lifespan.

18. An hour of your time does not pass but that it cuts away a portion of your lifespan.

18 مَا انْقَضَتْ ساعَةٌ مِنْ دَهْرِكَ إلاّ بِقِطْعَة مِنْ عُمْرِكَ.

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19. Do not waste your lifetime in useless pastimes, thereby leaving this world without any hope [in the Hereafter].

19. Do not waste your lifetime in useless pastimes, thereby leaving this world without any hope [in the Hereafter].

19لاتُفْنِ عُمْرَكَ فِي المَلاهي فَتَخْرُجَ مِنَ الدُّنيا بِلا أمَل.

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20. With the progression of days and nights, nothing remains of the lifetimes.

20. With the progression of days and nights, nothing remains of the lifetimes.

20 لابَقاءَ لِلأعْمارِ مَعَ تَعاقُبِ اللَّيْلِ والنَّهارِ.

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