713 - إنَّما تَغُرُّ الدُّنيا الجاهِلَ‏

713. VERILY THE WORLD DECEIVES THE IGNORANT

2208.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : غُرّي يا دنيا مَن جَهِلَ حِيَلَكِ وخَفِيَ علَيهِ حبائلُ كَيدِكِ .¹

2208.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'O World, deceive those who are ignorant of your tricks and who are unaware of the snares of your sly deceptions.' ²

2209.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : العاجِلَةُ غُرورُ الحَمقى‏ .³

2209.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The transient world is the booty of the foolish.' ⁴

2210.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الفَرَحُ بالدُّنيا حُمقٌ .⁵

2210.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Being happy with the world is foolishness.' ⁶

(اُنظر) الغرور : باب 1414 .

(See also: DELUSION: section 1414)

712 - التَّحذيرُ مِن غُرورِ الدُّنيا

712. WARNING AGAINST THE DECEPTION of the World

(زُيِّنَ لِلنّاسِ حُبُّ الشَّهَوَاتِ مِنَ النِّساءِ والْبَنينَ والْقَناطِيرِ الْمُقَنْطَرَةِ مِنَ الذَّهَبِ والْفِضَّةِ والْخَيْلِ الْمُسَوَّمَةِ والْأنْعامِ والْحَرْثِ ذلِكَ مَتاعُ الْحَياةِ الدُّنْيا واللَّهُ عِنْدَهُ حُسْنُ الْمآب) .¹

"To mankind has been made to seem decorous the love of [worldly] desires, including women and children, accumulated piles of gold and silver, horses of mark, livestock and farms. Those are the wares of the life of this world; but Allah - with Him is a good destination." ²

(فَلا تَغُرَّنَّكُمُ الْحَياةُ الدُّنْيا وَلا يَغُرَّنَّكُمْ بِاللَّهِ الْغَرُور) .³

"So do not let the life of the world deceive you, nor let the Deceiver deceive you concerning Allah." ⁴

2200.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : ألا وإنّ الدنيا دارٌ غَرّارةٌ خَدّاعةٌ ، تَنكِحُ في كلِّ يومٍ بَعْلاً ، وتَقتُلُ في كلِّ ليلةٍ أهلاً ، وتُفَرِّقُ في كلِّ ساعةٍ شَملاً .⁵

2200.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Verily the world is a house of deception and deceit, it takes a spouse everyday, kills a family every night and splits up a group every hour.' ⁶

2201.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : فلا يَغُرَّنَّكُم كَثرَةُ ما يُعجِبُكُم فيها لِقِلَّةِ ما يَصحَبُكُم مِنها .⁷

2201.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Do not allow the abundance of what amazes you in it to deceive you because it will be only a little that you take from it.' ⁸

2202.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : غَرّارةٌ غَرورٌ ما فيها ، فانيةٌ فانٍ مَن علَيها، لا خَيرَ في شي‏ءٍ مِن أزوادِها إلّا التَّقوى‏ .⁹

2202.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'It is deceitful, and all that is in it is deceptive. It is perishable and all that is on it will perish. There is no good in any of its provisions except in piety and Godwariness.' ¹⁰

2203.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : اُحَذِّرُكُمُ الدنيا ، فإنّها حُلوَةٌ خَضِرَةٌ حُفَّتْ بِالشَّهَواتِ .¹¹

2203.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Beware of the world, for verily it appears sweet and green, surrounded by carnal and base desires.' ¹²

2204.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : إحذَرُوا الدنيا ، فإنَّ في حلالِها حِساب[اً] ، وفي حَرامِها عقاب[اً] ، وأوّلُها عَناءٌ ، وآخِرُها فَناءٌ .¹³

2204.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Beware of the world, for verily with regards to its lawful things there is accountability and with regards to its unlawful things there is punishment, its beginning is hardship and its end is annihilation.' ¹⁴

2205.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : اِحذَروا هَذِهِ الدنيا الخَدَّاعةَ الغَدّارةَ ، التي قد تَزَيّنَتْ بِحُلِيِّها ، وفَتَنَتْ بِغُرورِها... فأصبَحَتْ كالعَروسِ المَجْلُوَّةِ ، والعُيونُ إلَيها ناظِرَةٌ .¹⁵

2205.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Beware of this deceptive and deceitful world that has been beautified by its ornaments and has seduced through its delusions... such that it has become like an unveiled bride upon whom everyone's eyes are gazing.' ¹⁶

2206.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : إحذَروا الدنيا ، فإنّها غَدّارةٌ غَرّارةٌ خَدُوعٌ ، مُعطِيَةٌ مَنوعٌ ، مُلبِسةٌ نَزُوعٌ .¹⁷

2206.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Beware of the world, for verily it is deceptive, delusive and deceitful, it is a giver that deprives, and one who clothes yet leaves you naked.' ¹⁸

2207.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : اِحذَروا الدنيا ، فإنّها عَدُوّةُ أولياءِ اللَّهِ ، وعَدُوّةُ أعدائهِ ، أمّا أولياؤهُ فَغَمَّتهُم ، وأمّا أعداؤهُ فَغَرَّتهُم .¹⁹

2207.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Beware of the world, for verily it is the enemy of the friends of Allah and the enemy of His enemies too. As for the friends of Allah, it fills them with grief and as for Allah's enemies, it deludes them.' ²⁰