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Akalim of Amirul Mumineen Maulana Ali (AS)

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Akalim of Amirul Mumineen Maulana Ali (AS)

Contentment And The Contented

32. It is enough of contentment for you to suffice with what Allah, the Glorified, has apportioned for you.

32. It is enough of contentment for you to suffice with what Allah, the Glorified, has apportioned for you.

32 حَسْبُكَ مِنَ القَناعَةِ غِناكَ بِما قَسَمَ لَكَ اللّهُ سُبْحانَهُ.

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33. Preserving that which is in your possession is better for you than seeking that which is in someone else’s possession.

33. Preserving that which is in your possession is better for you than seeking that which is in someone else’s possession.

33 حِفْظُ مافي يَدِكَ خَيْرٌ لَكَ مِنْ طَلَبِ ما في يَدِ غَيْرِكَ.

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34. Blessed is the one who covers himself with contentment and keeps away from extravagance.

34. Blessed is the one who covers himself with contentment and keeps away from extravagance.

34 طُوبى لِمَنْ تَجَلْبَبَ بِالقُنُوعِ، وتَجَنَّبَ الإسْرافَ.

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35. Blessed is the one who fears the punishment [of the Hereafter], works for the Reckoning, espouses continence, is content with what suffices [him] and is pleased with [the decree of] Allah, the Glorified.

35. Blessed is the one who fears the punishment [of the Hereafter], works for the Reckoning, espouses continence, is content with what suffices [him] and is pleased with [the decree of] Allah, the Glorified.

35 طُوبى لِمَنْ خافَ العِقابَ، وعَمِلَ لِلْحِسابِ،وَ صاحَبَ العَفافَ، وقَنِعَ بِالكَفافِ،وَ رَضِيَ عَنِ اللّهِ سُبْحانَهُ.

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36. You must have contentment, for indeed there is nothing that wards off poverty more than it.

36. You must have contentment, for indeed there is nothing that wards off poverty more than it.

36 عَلَيْكَ بِالقُنُوعِ فَلاشَيْءَ أدْفَعُ لِلْفاقَةِ مِنْهُ.

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37. Contentment is proportionate to the degree of continence.

37. Contentment is proportionate to the degree of continence.

37 عَلى قَدْرِ العِفَّةِ تَكُونُ القَناعَةُ.

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