- Literal translation
Action from you; blessing from God.
- Natural translation
Do your part, and trust God for the blessing.
- Functional meaning
Encourages practical action while attributing blessing or a favorable outcome to God; it does not guarantee success.
- Usage context
Used before starting work, asking, seeking an opportunity, or taking the first concrete step.
- Community
- Iranian Persian speakers
- Region
- Iran
- Historical period
- Historically attested in Amirgholi Amini's 1921 Iranian proverb collection; treated as current editorial content in 2026, with user reporting available.
- Register
- everyday proverb with religious framing
What supports this meaning
Functional meaning
Locator: Scan page 36, printed p. 29, letter ح
The action-and-blessing pairing supports the core meaning; the non-guarantee qualification and modern examples are original AI editorial interpretation.
Claim: VerifiedExpert review evidenceAI publication-readiness reviewer, 2026-08-23Restricted, compatible with this use. Only the two short proverb strings and bibliographic/locator metadata; attribute the work and link the source; do not reproduce scan pages or surrounding text.
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Report an issue with this meaning: Do your part, and trust God for the blessing.