Time is an Investment, Use it Well

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Time is an Investment, Use it Well

 إن الأوقات والساعات كرأس المال للتاجر فينبغي أن يتجر فيما يربح فيه وكلما كان رأس ماله كثيراً كان الربح أكثر، فمن انتفع من عمره بأن حسن عمله فقد فاز وأفلح، ومن أضاع رأس ماله لم يربح وخسر خسراناً مبيناً

Time is like capital in the hands of an investor, which he invests for the purpose of profit. The greater the amount being invested, the greater the returns. So whoever takes advantage of doing good deeds in his life has achieved success, while whoever wastes his investment will not see any profit but incur great loss.

—Sharaf al-Dīn al-Ṭībī [d 743H], Sharḥ al-Ṭībī ‘alā Mishkāt al-Maṣābīḥ

 

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