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PEARLS OF THE FAITH: 41. YA HASIB by EDWIN ARNOLD

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First Line: GIVE MORE THAN THOU TAKEST
Last Line: OUR GOOD DEEDS NEEDS MUST BE SO SMALL.
Subject(s): GOD; ISLAM;
@3Laud Him as "Reckoner," casting up th' account,
And making little merits largely mount@1.

Give more than thou takest:
If one shall salute thee,
Saying, "Peace be upon thee,"
The salute which thou makest,
Speak it friendlier still,
As beseemeth good will;
Saying, "Peace, too, and love
From Allah above
Be with thee:"—for heard
Is each brotherly word;
And it shall not be lost
That thou gavest him most.

@3Ya Hasîb! praise to Thee; for all
Our good deeds needs must be so small@1.



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