اے ابن آدم! تو صرف چند دنوں کا مالک ہے — جب یک دن گزر جائے تو ایک حصہ تیرے وجود کا ختم ہو جاتا ہے۔
"O son of Adam! You are but a collection of days — when one day passes, a part of you has gone forever."
Simple meaning
Life is counted in days that never return. Waste fewer of them on what does not build you.
Why this matters today
Gen Z loses hours daily to infinite feeds. This wisdom names the loss before it becomes regret.
Deep reflection
Imam Ali (AS) reminds us that our existence is measured in days, not years of procrastination. Each morning is a deposit; each night is a withdrawal you cannot reverse.
For students drowning in doomscrolling, this is not guilt — it is clarity. The algorithm will always want more of your hours. Your soul wants fewer, but deeper, days.
The modern trap: We treat time like it renews automatically, like a subscription. It does not. Your focus, your salah, your revision, your sleep — all compete for the same finite days.
Related Wisdom
طَلَبُ الْعِلْمِ فَرِيضَةٌ
علم حاصل کرنا فرض ہے — اور جو علم کے لیے کوشش کرتا ہے اللہ اس کی مدد کرتا ہے۔
Seeking knowledge is an obligation — and whoever strives for it, Allah assists them on the path.
اصْبِرْ عَلَى مَا أَصَابَكَ
جو مصیبت تجھ پر آئی اس پر صبر کر — صبر کے بعد آسانی ہے۔
Be patient with what has befallen you — after patience comes ease that you could not see yet.