Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 50
Malfuzat - English translation of Urdu Volume 7 50 And Satan does not even come close to such a believer. He only comes where he gets even the slightest space to enter. Blessings descend when God is put first. If you deal with every friend of yours through false promises, telling lies, and breaking commit- ments even in the most trivial of affairs, he will never respect you, but God is Rabbul-‘ A lam i n [the Lord of all the Worlds], A h kamul- Ha kim i n [the Best of Judges], and Rabbul-‘Izzat [the Lord of Honour]. 1 َو ْمُكَّنَوُلْبَنَل ٍءْيَشِب َنِّم ِفْوَخْلا َو ِعْوُجْلا َو ٍصْقَن َنِّم ِلاَوْمَاْلا َو ِسُفْنَاْلا َو ِتٰرَمَّثلا َو ْمُكَّنَوُلْبَنَل ٍءْيَشِب َنِّم ِفْوَخْلا َو ِعْوُجْلا َو ٍصْقَن َنِّم ِلاَوْمَاْلا َو ِسُفْنَاْلا َو ِتٰرَمَّثلا Here, the term ٰت ر َ م َثَ ٰت ر َ م َثَ [ thamar a t —fruits] refers to children; they are a trial from God, and this is indeed a test for man. Nonetheless, these things and perfect faith are attained through taubah [repentance] and istighf a r [seeking forgiveness], so engage in this abundantly. And then recite this: 2 اَنَّبَر ۤاَنْمَلَظ اَنَسُفْنَا١ٚ َو ْنِا ْمَّل ْرِفْغَت اَنَل َو اَنْمَحْرَت َّنَنْوُكَنَل َنِم َنْيِرِسٰخْلا اَنَّبَر ۤاَنْمَلَظ اَنَسُفْنَا١ٚ َو ْنِا ْمَّل ْرِفْغَت اَنَل َو اَنْمَحْرَت َّنَنْوُكَنَل َنِم َنْيِرِسٰخْلا And recite it in abundance. God Almighty will grant some- thing better in recompense. He who does not leave the thresh- old of God is forgiven, even if he is a sinner. Indeed, severing the bond with God is a bad thing and a deadly poison. So, do taubah and istighf a r and continue to supplicate in Prayers. May Allah the Exalted be your Provider. And peace be on you. 3 1. And We will try you with something of fear and hunger, and loss of wealth and lives, and fruits ( S u rah al-Baqarah, 2:156). [Publisher] 2. ‘Our Lord, we have wronged ourselves; and if You forgive us not and have not mercy on us, we shall surely be of the lost’. ( S u rah al-A‘r a f, 7:24) [Publisher] 3. Al- H akam, vol. 8, no. 38, 39, p. 14, dated 10 & 17 November 1904