Do not be deceived by what you see the people of this world inclined towards and what they rush greedily after, for Allah has informed you about it and has exposed its faults and evils for you
This world is only a corpse and those who establish bonds of brotherhood for [acquiring] it are similar to dogs, such that their brotherhood does not prevent them from harming each other for it
The people [who seek] of this world are just like howling dogs or starving predators growling at each otherThe mighty among them eat the meek and the big among them crush the smallSome are like tied cattle and some are like untied cattle that have lost their wits and are running in every direction
Neediness has been decreed for those from among the people of this world who seek to increase their wealth while those who get along without it have been assisted with comfort
Do you see (or observe) anyone other than a poor man suffering poverty, or a rich man who shows ingratitude in return for the blessings that Allah has bestowed on him, or a miser who denies the right of Allah in order to increase his wealth, or an unruly person who closes his ears [as if he is deaf] to all [wise] counsel