Kitab-i-Aqdas/Elder40

Say: Do not rejoice in what you possess at nightfall, when at sunrise another will possess it. Thus does the Knower, the Omniscient One, inform you.

Say: Have you seen that your possessions remain or are loyal to you? No! By My soul, the Merciful. If only you were of the just!

The days of your life pass as pass the winds. The carpet of your glory shall fold up as did that of the ancients.

Think, O people! Where are your past days? Where are the eras that have elapsed? Blessed are the days that have passed in the remembrance of God and the times spent in the remembrance of Him, the Wise One.

By My life, the might of the Mighty shall not abide, nor the vanities of the rich, nor the pomp of the wicked. [note 1] All shall pass away by a word from Him. He, indeed, is the Powerful, the Mighty, the Strong One.

Their household goods will not benefit people. They have been careless of what benefits them. They shall be aroused and yet not find what has passed them by in the days of their Lord, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy.

If they only knew, they would spend what they have, so that their names might be remembered before the Throne, are they not of the dead?