حصول رزق حلال عین عبادت ہے۔

04:27 Jul 19, 2017

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Urdu term or phrase: حصول رزق حلال عین عبادت ہے۔

I am translating this sentence which is to be shown at a public place. I need a translation which is suitable according to the context.

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Summary of answers provided

5 +1

Earning by honest means is true worship

Irfan Ullah (M.A English)

Honest livelihood is equal to true worship

Moazzam Ali

Acquiring lawful earning is a form of true worship.

Shikeb Shirazi

Earning a fair income is the perfect submission to God.

Basit Gulzar

Acquiring sustenance by righteous means is in fact worship

Qudsia Lone

4 -1

The earning of right living is the precise worship.

Ramesh Bhatt

5 -2

Earning honest livelihood is an act of worship

Qudsia Lone

Discussion entries: 7

Rashid Ali

Pakistan

13:10 Aug 23, 2021

ہر طرف رجعت پسندی کی گھٹائیں چھا گئیں مشائخ کا پُرانا اقتدار قائم ہوگیا.
Regressionism prevailed everywhere and elders' old regime was set up.
Is this transl correct?

Ramesh Bhatt

Nepal

Is "Halal" a Secular Term

09:14 Jul 20, 2017

If "Halal" is a secular term, "honest" (in my view) is the best expression for it. If "Halal" is based on what is described in scriptures, "righteous" is better expression for it.

عین عبادت means it is always (not just in one instance) and exactly/truly the (ongoing) worship. It is neither a policy nor a (good) deed/action/act (among thousands of mundane ones). It is the spiritual enterprise, the worship.

Moazzam Ali

Pakistan

07:03 Jul 20, 2017

Dear Najam,

The word Halal is most commonly used and understandable in all English world. It is basically Arabic word & it is used 'as it' in Urdu and many other languages. Therefore if you use the exact word in English it will not affect the quality of the translation.

If you still want to translate it.........then you have the options almost all are quite precise.

Shikeb Shirazi

United States

"Earning a Halal income is exactly the divine wors

05:22 Jul 20, 2017

Instead of earnings it can be sustenance..
Earning a just income is exactly the divine worship.
Rizk comes under the context of that which sustains a human's life.
"Earning a Halal income is exactly the divine worship"

Irfan Ullah (M.A English)

Pakistan

09:27 Jul 19, 2017

Brother this is a well know sentence written on currency notes of Pakistan. The word "honest" could be the best word here as the livelihood earned by "honest means" can be called "Halal".

Shikeb Shirazi

United States

Earning a just income is exactly the divine worshi

07:34 Jul 19, 2017

Earning a just income is exactly the divine worship.

Najam Irshad

Pakistan

ASKER

07:14 Jul 19, 2017

All the answers from the colleagues are very appreciated. I would like to clarify a little bit. Since this sentence has Islamic context, it should be kept in mind that there is a broader concept of "رزق" in Islam which cannot be covered by just the term earning. Likewise, "حلال" also has a broader sense to it. It is not just limited to earning by right/legal means or just honest means. "حلال" incorporates a lot of others aspects too. Therefore it would be very appreciated if this question could be answered while keeping this in mind.

Answers

20 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

Earning by honest means is true worship

Explanation:
I think this would be the best possible English translation.

Irfan Ullah (M.A English)
Pakistan
Local time: 10:50
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Pashto (Pushto),

Urdu

21 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

The earning of right living is the precise worship.

Explanation:
Living can be replaced by wages.

The wages of righteous means of living is manifest worship.

You can replace precise in the Target Term above by manifest.

Ramesh Bhatt
Nepal
Local time: 11:35
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Urdu,

English

42 mins confidence:

Honest livelihood is equal to true worship

Explanation:
یہ ترجمہ مشہور و معروف ہے اور پاکستان کے ہر کرنسی نوٹ پر لکھا ہوتا ہے۔

بعض لوگ یوں بھی اسے ترجمہ کرتے ہیں

Honest livelihood is equal to prayer

Moazzam Ali
Pakistan
Local time: 10:50
Native speaker of:

Urdu,

Punjabi

21 mins confidence:

Acquiring lawful earning is a form of true worship.

Explanation:
The is is 100% true that "Acquiring lawful earning is a form of true worship".

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Note added at 3 hrs (2017-07-19 07:33:37 GMT)
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Earning a just income is exactly the divine worship.

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Note added at 1 day1 hr (2017-07-20 05:31:10 GMT)
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Earning a Halal income is exactly the divine worship

Shikeb Shirazi
United States
Native speaker of:

Urdu,

Punjabi

1 day 5 hrs confidence:

Earning a fair income is the perfect submission to God.

Explanation:
To put it differently...

Basit Gulzar
Pakistan
Local time: 10:50
Native speaker of:

Urdu

1 day 23 hrs confidence:

Acquiring sustenance by righteous means is in fact worship

Explanation:
I'm offering alternatives after reading asker's entry in discussion, to bring translation closer to its Islamic meaning. The other translation I offered is a general one that can be understood by non-Muslims as well. "Righteous" implies God fearing, and describes "halaal" better than "honest" which is also a secular concept.

"Sustenance" can encompass other types of رزق than just an earning/livelihood.

Other suggestions:
To acquire sustenance by righteous means is truly an act of worship
To gain sustenance righteously is truly an act of worship

Qudsia Lone
United States
Local time: 01:50
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Urdu

20 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): -2

Earning honest livelihood is an act of worship

Explanation:
The word عین is not an adjective for "worship". It's being used as an adverb.

Some other ways to translate the same more literally would be:

"Earning honest living is truly an act of worship"
"Earning honest living is precisely an act of worship"

But the essence of the phrase is better conveyed the simpler target translation:
"Earning honest living is an act of worship"

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Note added at 20 hrs (2017-07-20 01:07:02 GMT)
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Thought of this alternative later; I prefer this:

Earning honest living is an act of worship

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Note added at 2 days5 mins (2017-07-21 04:32:17 GMT)
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The comment section below does not allow me to reply properly, so I will do that here. Just because the word عین is next to عبادت does not mean it is describing عبادت.

Moazzam sahib, in the explanatory translation you gave below quoting ہوبہو ، بعینہ، both those terms as well as عین would fit exactly where you used "is nothing else but"...that is the place for all these adverbs. That is why I used it as "truly" which means exactly what you translated as "nothing else but"...but that is where its usage ends.

You cannot extend usage of عین as an adjective by attaching it to the noun "worship" by translating it as "true worship". That changes the meaning of the sentence by giving it a very different connotation. It then implies that earning honest living is "true worship", as oppose to other forms of worship that we commonly associate with acts of worship like salat, fasting, zakat etc. That is not what is meant. It just means, earning halaal living is also an act of worship. The significance lies in the fact that earning a living is not generally taken as worship.

Qudsia Lone
United States
Local time: 01:50
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Urdu

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