Nahj al-Balāgha 1, narration 79

al-Sharīf al-Raḍī · Sleeping travelers as a metaphor for worldly life

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Arabic text

٦٤. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): أَهْلُ الدُّنْيَا كَرَكْبٍ يُسَارُ بِهِمْ وَهُمْ نِيَامٌ.

Translation

64. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: The people of the world are like travellers who are being carried while they are asleep.

Translation: Sayed Ali Raza — published with the edition, reproduced verbatim.

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