وَقَالَ (عليه السلام):
Amir al-mu'minin, peace be upon him, said:
إِنَّ الطَّمَعَ مُورِدٌ غَيْرُ مُصْدِرٍ
Greed takes a person to the watering place but gets him back without letting him drink.
وَ ضَامِنٌ غَيْرُ وَفِيٍّ
It undertakes responsibility but does not fulfil it.
وَ رُبَّمَا شَرِقَ شَارِبُ الْمَاءِ قَبْلَ رِيِّهِ
Often the drinker gets choked before the quenching of his thirst.
وَ كُلَّمَا عَظُمَ قَدْرُ الشَّيْءِ الْمُتَنَافَسِ فِيهِ
The greater the worth of a thing yearned for
عَظُمَتِ الرَّزِيَّةُ لِفَقْدِهِ
the greater is the grief for its loss.
وَ الْأَمَانِيُّ تُعْمِى أَعْيُنَ الْبَصَائِرِ
Desires blind the eyes of understanding.
وَ الْحَظُّ يَأْتِى مَنْ لَا يَأْتِيهِ .
The destined share will reach him who does not approach it.
