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لَولا التَنافُسُ في الدُنيا لَما وُضِعَت // كُتبُ القَناطِرِ لا المُغني وَلا العُمَدُLawla at-tanāfusu fī ad-dunyā lamā wudiʿat // Kutubu al-qanāṭiri lā al-mughni wa lā al-ʿumadu
لَولا التَنافُسُ في الدُنيا لَما وُضِعَت // كُتبُ القَناطِرِ لا المُغني وَلا العُمَدُ قَد بالَغوا في كَلامٍ بانَ زُخرُفُهُ // يوهي العُيونَ وَلَم تَثبُت لَهُ عَمَدُ فَذَرهُمُ وَدَناياهُمُ فَقَد شَغَلوا // بِها وَيَكفيكَ مِنها القادِرُ الصَمَدُ
أبو العلاء المعري
If there were no competition in the world, the books of bridges, neither the singer nor the pillars, would not have been created. They have exaggerated in their words, its decoration is obvious, it weakens the eyes, and it lacks a solid foundation. So leave them and their worldly affairs, for they are preoccupied with them, and the Self-Sufficient, the Eternal, is enough for you.
Abu al-Ala al-Ma'arri