Nahj al-Balagha Hadith n. 380

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:

رُبَّ مُسْتَقْبِلٍ يَوْماً لَيْسَ بِمُسْتَدْبِرِهِ

Many a man faces a day after which he finds no day

وَمَغْبُوطٍ فِي أَوَّلِ لَيْلِهِ

and many a man is in an enviable position in the earlier part of the night

قَامَتْ بَوَاكِيهِ فِي آخِرِهِ.

but is wept over by bewailing women in its later part.