وقال عليه السلام في صفة الدنيا:
Amir al-mu'minin, peace be upon him, said about the world:
تَغُرُّ وَتَضُرُّ وَتَمُرُّ،
It deceives, it harms and it passes away.
إِنَّ اللهَ تَعَالَى لَمْ يَرْضَهَا ثَوَاباً لاِوْلِيَائِهِ،
Allah, the Sublime, did not approve it as a reward for His lovers
وَلاَ عِقَاباً لاِعْدَائِهِ،
nor as a punishment for His enemies.
وَإِنَّ أَهْلَ الدُّنْيَا كَرَكْبٍ بَيْنَا
In fact, the people of this world are like those riders
هُمْ حَلُّوا إِذْ صَاحَ بِهِمْ سَائِقُهُمْ فَارْتَحَلُوا.
that as soon as they alighted the driver called out to them and they marched off.
