FROM A SERMON BY IBN AL-JAUZI (12TH CENTURY)

“Brethren, know that whoever works well in his days, his affairs are praised, but whoever does evil in them has lost his life. Whoever falls short will tomorrow regret his falling short. And whoever leaves the work for his future will regret it. And whoever abandons the guidance will weep when he has realized it. For the times are passing in haste, and days are seized and carried away from us. So hasten with your life before you depart, and seize your life before you die.”

Translated from the Arabic by Lars Adelskogh

Posted on the Internet May 20, 2008.