Alone with the Alone

Quote No. 81 from Ali Ibn Abi Talib

On the World and Its Illusions

يا ابنَ آدمَ، ما كسبتَ فوقَ قوتِكَ، فأنتَ فيهِ خازنٌ لغيرك.

Son of Adam, whatever you earn beyond your basic needs, you are merely storing it for someone else.

No. 81

These quotes come from Alone with the Alone, a 264-page bilingual hardcover of 113 quotes from Ali Ibn Abi Talib, with footnotes and an afterword.

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