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Akalim of Amirul Mumineen Maulana Ali (AS)

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Akalim of Amirul Mumineen Maulana Ali (AS)

Sustenance And One Who Seeks It

2. Verily Allah, the Glorified, dislikes to put the sustenance of his believing servants except [in places] from where they least expect it.

2. Verily Allah, the Glorified, dislikes to put the sustenance of his believing servants except [in places] from where they least expect it.

2 إنَّ اللّهَ سُبْحانَهُ أبى أنْ يَجْعَلَ أرزاقَ عِبادِهِ المُؤْمِنينَ إلاّ مِنْ حَيثُ لايَحتَسِبُونَ.

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3. Assistance comes down from Allah to the extent of the provisions [that are required for sustenance].

3. Assistance comes down from Allah to the extent of the provisions [that are required for sustenance].

3 تَنْزِلُ مِنَ اللّهِ المَعُونَةُ عَلى قَدْرِ المَؤُنَةِ.

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4. Your sustenance is seeking you, so spare yourself the trouble of seeking it.

4. Your sustenance is seeking you, so spare yourself the trouble of seeking it.

4 رِزْقُكَ يَطْلُبُكَ، فَأرِحْ نَفْسَكَ مِنْ طَلَبِهِ.

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5. He who seeks sustenance from the wicked has accepted deprivation.

5. He who seeks sustenance from the wicked has accepted deprivation.

5 رَضِيَ بِالحِْرمانِ طالِبُ الرِّزقِ مِنَ اللِّئامِ.

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6. The sustenance of every person is preordained just as the end of his life is predetermined.

6. The sustenance of every person is preordained just as the end of his life is predetermined.

6 رِزْقُ كُلُّ امْرِء مُقَدَّرٌ كَتَقْديرِ أجَلِهِ.

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8. That which has been decreed for you will come to you, so take it easy in your earning.

8. That which has been decreed for you will come to you, so take it easy in your earning.

8 سَوْفَ يَأتيكَ ما قُدِرَ لَكَ، فَخَفِّضْ فِي المُكْتَسَبِ.

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9. All of you are the dependants of Allah, and Allah, the Glorified, takes care of His dependants.

9. All of you are the dependants of Allah, and Allah, the Glorified, takes care of His dependants.

9 كُلُّكُمْ عِيالُ اللّهِ واللّهُ سُبْحانَهُ كافِلُ عِيالِهِ.

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10. For every sustenance there is a means, so be moderate in your seeking [it].

10. For every sustenance there is a means, so be moderate in your seeking [it].

10 لِكُلِّ رِزق سَبَبٌ، فَأَجْمِلُوا فِي الطَّلَبِ.

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