Renouncing worldly desires and self-discipline

Nahj al-Balāgha|Volume 1|Book 3|Chapter 359
Nahj al-Balāgha

Book 3, Chapter 359

Renouncing worldly desires and self-discipline

۳۵۹. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): يَا أَسْرَى الرَّغْبَةِ أَقْصِرُوا فَإِنَّ الْمُعَرِّجَ عَلَى الدُّنْيَا لَا يَرُوعُهُ مِنْهَا إِلَّا صَرِيفُ أَنْيَابِ الْحِدْثَانِ.
359. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: O’ slaves of desires, cut them short because he who leans on the world gets nothing out of it except the pain of hardships.