856 - ذَمُّ الثِّقَةِ بِالزَّمانِ‏

856. DENOUNCING HAVING TRUST IN TIME

2717.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَن وَثِقَ بِالزَّمانِ صُرِعَ .¹

2717.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'He who places his trust in time has gone mad.' ²

2718.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَن أمَنَ الزَمانَ خانَهُ ، ومَن أعظَمَهُ أهانَهُ .³

2718.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Whoever trusts time is betrayed by it, and whoever holds it in high esteem is abased by it.' ⁴

2719.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَن أمَنَ الزَّمانَ خانَهُ ، ومَن تَعَظَّمَ علَيهِ أهانَهُ ، ومَن تَرَغَّمَ علَيهِ أرغَمَهُ ، ومَن لَجَأَ إلَيهِ أسلَمَهُ ، ولَيسَ كُلُّ مَن رَمى‏ أصابَ ، وإذا تَغَيَّرَ السُّلطانُ تَغَيَّرَ الزَّمانُ .⁵

2719.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Whoever trusts time is betrayed by it, whoever attaches great importance to it is abased by it, whoever is angry with time, it spites him even more, and whoever takes refuge with time is forsaken by it. Not everyone who throws hits the target. When the sultan changes so does the time.' ⁶

2720.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الزَّمانُ يَخُونُ صاحِبَهُ ، ولا يَستَعتِبُ لِمَن عاتَبَهُ .⁷

2720.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Time betrays the one who believes he possesses time, and it does not seek to please the one who blames it.' ⁸

2721.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَن تَشاغَلَ بالزَّمانِ شَغَلَهُ .⁹

2721.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Whoever preoccupies himself with time is occupied by it in turn.' ¹⁰