To the governor of Basra upon learning that he had accepted an invitation to a lavish banquet
Nahj al-Balāgha|Volume 1|Book 2|Chapter 45
Nahj al-Balāgha
Book 2, Chapter 45
To the governor of Basra upon learning that he had accepted an invitation to a lavish banquet
وَحَسْبُكَ دَاءً أَنْ تَبِيتَ بِبِطْنَةٍ * وَحَوْلَكَ أَكْبَادٌ تَحِنُّ إِلَى الْقِدِّ
It is enough for you to have a disease that you lie with your belly full while around you people may be badly yearning for dried leather.