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Akalim of Amirul Mumineen Maulana Ali (AS)

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Akalim of Amirul Mumineen Maulana Ali (AS)

The Greedy

10. I wonder at the one who knows that Allah has guaranteed sustenance and allotted it, and that his effort will not increase what has [already] been allotted for him of it, yet he is greedy and unrelenting in his desire for [more] wealth.

10. I wonder at the one who knows that Allah has guaranteed sustenance and allotted it, and that his effort will not increase what has [already] been allotted for him of it, yet he is greedy and unrelenting in his desire for [more] wealth.

10 عَجِبْتُ لِمَنْ عَلِمَ أنَّ اللّهَ قَدْ ضَمِنَ الأرْزاقَ، وقَدَّرَها، وأنَّ سَعْيَهُ لايَزيدُهُ فيما قُدِّرَ لَهُ مِنْها، وهُوَ حَريصٌ دائِبٌ في طَلَبِ الرِّزْقِ.

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12. Many a greedy person has been frustrated and many a contented person has not been disappointed!

12. Many a greedy person has been frustrated and many a contented person has not been disappointed!

12 كَمْ مِنْ حَريص خائِب ومُجْمِل لَمْ يَخِبْ.

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16. One for whom greed of worldly possessions is coupled with stinginess has held fast to the two pillars of ignobility.

16. One for whom greed of worldly possessions is coupled with stinginess has held fast to the two pillars of ignobility.

16 مَنْ جُمِعَ لَهُ مَعَ الحِرْصِ عَلَى الدُّنيا البُخْلُ بِها فَقَدِ اسْتَمْسَكَ بِعَمُودَيِ اللُّؤْمِ.

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19. Nothing makes one amass wealth except greed, and the greedy is wretched and dispraised.

19. Nothing makes one amass wealth except greed, and the greedy is wretched and dispraised.

19 لايَجْمَعُ المالَ إلاّ الحِرْصُ، وَالحَريصُ شَقِيٌّ مَذْمُومٌ.

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