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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

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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12. Nobody will ever overcome you in getting that which has been decreed for you.

12. Nobody will ever overcome you in getting that which has been decreed for you.

12 لَنْ يَغلِبَكَ على ما قُدِّرَ لَكَ غالِبٌ.

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13. That which has been apportioned for you will never escape you so be moderate in what you seek.

13. That which has been apportioned for you will never escape you so be moderate in what you seek.

13 لَنْ يَفُوتَكَ ما قُسِمَ لَكَ فَأَجْمِلْ فِي الطَّلَبِ.

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14. That sustenance which has been decreed for a soul shall not escape it.

14. That sustenance which has been decreed for a soul shall not escape it.

14 لَمْ يَفُتْ نَفْساً ما قُدِّرَ لَها مِنَ الرِّزقِ.

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15. If sustenance was bestowed based on understanding and intellect, the animals and foolish ones would not live.

15. If sustenance was bestowed based on understanding and intellect, the animals and foolish ones would not live.

15 لَوْ جَرَتِ الأرْزاقُ بِالألبابِ والعُقُولِ لَمْ تَعِشِ البَهائِمُ وَالحَمْقى.

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16. One who is [too] concerned about his next day’s sustenance will never be successful.

16. One who is [too] concerned about his next day’s sustenance will never be successful.

16 مَنِ اهْتَمَّ بِرِزقِ غَد لَمْ يُفْلِحْ أبَداً.

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17. One of the most pleasant blessings is abundant sustenance.

17. One of the most pleasant blessings is abundant sustenance.

17 مِنْ هَنيءِ النِّعَمِ سَعَةُ الأرْزاقِ.

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19. Do not let seeking that which is guaranteed for you be more important to you than the action which has been made obligatory upon you to perform.

19. Do not let seeking that which is guaranteed for you be more important to you than the action which has been made obligatory upon you to perform.

19 لايَكُنِ المَضْمُونُ لَكَ طَلَبُهُ أَوْلى بِكَ مِنَ المَفْرُوضِ عَلَيْكَ عَمَلُهُ.

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20. Do not let the worry of the day which has not come upon you bear on the day which has [already] come upon you, for indeed if it will be from your lifetime, [then] Allah, the Glorified, will grant your sustenance in it and if it is not from your lifetime then what worry do you have for that which is not for you?!

20. Do not let the worry of the day which has not come upon you bear on the day which has [already] come upon you, for indeed if it will be from your lifetime, [then] Allah, the Glorified, will grant your sustenance in it and if it is not from your lifetime then what worry do you have for that which is not for you?!

20 لاتَحْمِل هَمَّ يَوْمِكَ الَّذي لَمْ يَأتِكَ على يَوْمِكَ الَّذي قَدأتاكَ، فَإنَّهُ إنْ يَكُنْ مِنْ عُمْرِكَ يَأتِكَ اللّهُ سُبْحانَهُ فيهِ بِرِزقِكَ وإنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ مِنْ عُمْرِكَ فَما هَمُّكَ بِما لَيْسَ مِنْ أجَلِكَ.

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