Marriage

A man had some bad experiences with marriage. He was asked for his opinion about marriage, so, he explained:

فرح شهر، وغم دهر، ووزن مهر، وكسر ظهر

“Joy for a SHAHR (month),
grief for a DAHR (eternity),
burden of a MAHR (dowry),
and a broken DHAHR (back).”