One of the most pleasant blessings is abundant sustenance.
One of the most pleasant blessings is abundant sustenance. 17ـ مِنْ هَنيءِ النِّعَمِ سَعَةُ الأرْزاقِ. What a good blessing abundant sustenance is! 18ـ نِعْمَ البَرَكَةُ سَعَةُ الرِّزقِ. 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. 19ـ لايَكُنِ المَضْمُونُ لَكَ طَلَبُهُ أَوْلى بِكَ مِنَ المَفْرُوضِ عَلَيْكَ عَمَلُهُ.
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?!
20ـ 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. Sustenance is not acquired by toiling [for it].[^1] 21ـ لايُنالُ الرِّزقُ بالتَّعَنّي. No one possesses the ability to withhold sustenance or to bestow it except the Sustainer. 22ـ لايَمْلِكُ إمْساكَ الأرْزاقِ وإدْرارَها إلاّ الرَّزّاقُ.
Your sustenance seeks you with more intensity than you seek it, so be moderate in what you seek. 23ـ يَطْلُبُكَ رِزْقُكَ أشَدَّ مِنْ طَلَبِكَ لَهُ فَأَجمِلْ في طَلَبِهِ. Be moderate in what you seek, for how many greedy people have been disappointed and how many who are moderate have not been unsuccessful! 24ـ أجْمِلُوا فِي الطَّلَبِ، فَكَمْ مِنْ حَريص خائب،و مُجْمِل لَم يَخِبْ. Sustenance seeks the one who does not seek it. 25ـ الرِّزقُ يَطْلُبُ مَنْ لايَطْلُبُهُ.
Sustenance is not acquired by greed or by being sought after. 26ـ اَلأرْزاقُ لاتُنالُ بِالحِرْصِ والمُطالَبَةِ. Indeed I will complete my sustenance, and struggle with my [lower] self and will end with my [allotted] portion. 27ـ إنّي مُسْتَوْف رِزقي، ومُجاهِدٌ نَفْسي، ومُنْتَه إلى قِسْمي.
Verily you will acquire your share - your sustenance is guaranteed and that which has been decreed for you will be fulfilled, so spare yourself the trouble of the wretchedness of greed and the humiliation of seeking [from others]; trust in Allah and take it easy in your earning. 28ـ إنَّكَ مُدْرِكٌ قِسْمَكَ، ومَضْمُونٌ رِزْقَكَ، ومُسْتَوْف ما كُتِبَ لَكَ، فَأَرِحْ نَفْسَكَ مِنْ شَقاءِ الحِرْصِ، ومَذَلَّةِ الطَّلَبِ، وثِقْ بِاللّهِ، وخَفِّضْ فِي المُكْتَسَبِ. Be satisfied and you will be relaxed.
29ـ اِرْضَ تَسْتَرِحْ.
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