706 - الدُّنيا لِمَن تَرَكَها

706. THE WORLD BELONGS TO ONE WHO HAS ABANDONED IT

2178.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أوحَى اللَّهُ تَبارَكَ وَتَعالى‏ إلى الدنيا : اِخْدِمي مَن خَدَمَنِي ، وأتْعِبي مَن خَدَمَكِ .¹

2178.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Verily Allah revealed to the world, 'Tire and wear out the one who serves you, and serve the one who serves me you.' ²

2179.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الدنيا لِمَن تَرَكَها والآخرةُ لِمَن طَلَبَها .³

2179.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The world is for the one who abandons it and the Hereafter is for the one who seeks it.' ⁴

2180.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَثَلُ الدنيا كَظِلِّكَ؛ إن وَقَفتَ وَقَفَ ، وإن طَلَبتَهُ بَعُدَ .⁵

2180.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The example of this world is like your shadow for if you stand still, it stands still and if you chase it, it distances itself.' ⁶