mastahabia:

لكل شيءٍ إذا ما تم نقصانُ فلا يُغرُّ بطيب العيش إنسانُ

هي الأيامُ كما شاهدتها دُولٌ مَن سَرَّهُ زَمنٌ ساءَتهُ أزمانُ

وهذه الدار لا تُبقي على أحد ولا يدوم على حالٍ لها شان

يُمزق الدهر حتمًا كل سابغةٍ إذا نبت مشْرفيّاتٌ وخُرصانُ

Everything declines after reaching perfection, therefore let no man be beguiled by the sweetness of a pleasant life.

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As you have observed, these are the decrees that are inconstant: he whom a single moment has made happy, has been harmed by many other moments;

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And this is the abode that will show pity for no man, nor will any condition remain in its state for it.

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Fate irrevocably destroys every ample coat of mail when Mashrifi swords and spears glance off without effect;…

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