Nahj al-Balagha Hadith n. 292

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

وقال عليه السلام على قبر رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله ساعة دُفِنَ:

Amir al-mu'minin, peace be upon him, said on the grave of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him and his descendants, at the time of burial:

إِنَّ الصَّبْرَ لَجَمِيلٌ إِلاَّ عَنْكَ،

Certainly, endurance is good except about you;

وَإِنَّ الْجَزَعَ لَقَبِيحٌ إِلاَّ عَلَيْكَ،

fretting is bad except over you;

وَإِنَّ الْمُصَابَ بِكَ لَجَلِيلٌ،

and the affliction about you is great

وَإِنَّهُ قَبْلَكَ وَبَعْدَكَ لَجَلَلٌ.

while every other affliction before or after it is small.