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A quotation by Abdul Rahim Khan-i-Khanan
Reviewed July 27, 2026.
✓ Source verified“तरुवर फल नहिं खात हैं, सरवर पियहिं न पान। कहि रहीम पर काज हित, सम्पति सँचाहिं सुजान॥”
English meaning: Trees do not eat their own fruit and reservoirs do not drink their own water; the wise gather resources to serve others.
Abdul Rahim Khan-i-Khanan
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