Doha#Kindness
Taruvar phal nahi khat hai sarvar piyahi na pan
Doha byRahim · 1556–1627
Hinglish
taruvar phal nahin khaat hain, sarvar piyahin na paan kahi Rahim par kaaj hit, sampati sanchahin sujaan
— Rahim
Hindi (original)
तरुवर फल नहिं खात हैं, सरवर पियहिं न पान। कहि रहीम पर काज हित, सम्पति सँचाहिं सुजान॥
English translation
Trees do not eat their own fruit, nor do lakes drink their own water; says Rahim, the good gather wealth for the sake of others.
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