وَقَالَ (عليه السلام):
Amir al-mu'minin, peace be upon him, said:
شَتَّانَ بَيْنَ عَمَلَيْنِ:
What a difference there is between two kinds of actions:
عَمَلٍ تَذْهَبُ لَذَّتُهُ
an act whose pleasure passes away
وَتَبْقَى تَبِعَتُهُ،
but its (ill) consequence remains,
وَعَمَلٍ تَذْهَبُ مَؤُونَتُهُ
and the act whose hardship passes away
وَيَبْقَى أَجْرُهُ.
but its reward stays.
