لا تَکُن مِمَّن اِن سَقِمَ ظَلَّ
نادِماً وَ اِن صَحَّ اَمِنَ لاهِیاً
Do not be among those people who if fallen ill
repent their ways of life and on regaining their
health fearlessly readopt the same
frivolous ways
Nahj ul balagheh sayings of emam Ali (pbuh) 150
لا تَکُن مِمَّن یُنافِسُ فیما یَفنی
وَ یُسامِحُ فیما یَبقی
Do not be among those people who are keen to
acquire temporal pleasures but are careless and slow
to achieve permanent benefits
Nahj ul balagheh sayings of emam Ali (pbuh)150
لا تَکُن مِمَّن اِن اُعطِیَ مِنها لَم یَشبَع
وَ اِن مُنِعَ مِنها لَم یَقنَع
Do not be among those who are not satisfied if they
get more in life and are not content if their lot in
life's pleasures is less
Nahj ul balageh sayings of emam Ali (pbuh) 150
لا تَکُن مِمَّن بِالقَولِ مُدِلٌّ وَ مِنَ العَمَلِ مُقِلٌّ
Do not be among those people who always talk of
lofty deeds but their actions belie their words
Nahj ul balagheh sayings of emam Ali 150
لا تَکُن مِمَّن یُقَصِّرُ اِذا عَمِلَ وَ یُبالِغُ اِذا سَاَلَ
Do not be among those people who If they have to
work, they work lazily and if they put up a demand
they do it stubbornly
Nahj ul balagheh
Sayings of Imam Ali 150