Nahj al-Balagha Hadith n. 251

Selections from The Sayings and Preaching of Amir al-Muminin Ali ibn Abi Talib (Peace Be Upon Him) Including His Replies to Questions and Maxims Expressed for Various Purposes.
Translated by Sayyid Ali Reza

وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام):

Amir al-mu'minin, peace be upon him, said:

مَرَارَةُ الدُّنْيَا

The bitterness of this world

حَلاَوَةُ الاْخِرَةِ،

is the sweetness of the next world

وَحَلاَوَةُ الدُّنْيَا

while the sweetness of this world

مَرَارَةُ الاْخِرَةِ.

is the bitterness of the next one.