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Akalim of Amirul Mumineen Maulana Ali (AS)

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Akalim of Amirul Mumineen Maulana Ali (AS)

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12. One who is overcome by poverty should frequently recite:

12. One who is overcome by poverty should frequently recite:

12 مَنْ ألَحَّ عَلَيْهِ الفَقْرُ فَلْيُكْثِرْ مِنْ قَوْلِ: لاحَوْلَ ولاقُوَّةَ إلاّ بِاللّهِ العَلِيِّ العَظيمِ.

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13. It is obligatory on the poor that he should not put forward his request [to others] unless he has no other choice.

13. It is obligatory on the poor that he should not put forward his request [to others] unless he has no other choice.

13 مِنَ الواجِبِ عَلَى الفَقيرِ أنْ لايَبْذُلَ مِنْ غَيْرِاضْطِرار سُؤالَهُ.

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14. The kings of this world and the Hereafter are the poor who are satisfied [with what they have].

14. The kings of this world and the Hereafter are the poor who are satisfied [with what they have].

14 مُلُوكُ الدُّنْيا والآخِرَةِ الفُقَراءُ الرّاضُونَ.

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15. The poorest of people is one who is stingy with himself despite [his] wealth and affluence, and leaves it behind for others [in the end].

15. The poorest of people is one who is stingy with himself despite [his] wealth and affluence, and leaves it behind for others [in the end].

15 أفْقَرُ النّاسِ مَنْ قَتَّرَ عَلى نَفْسِهِ مَعَ الغِنى والسَّعَةِ، وخَلَّفَهُ لِغَيْرِهِ.

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