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The Bowl That Never Filled

By on September 14, 2011 in ar, Moral, Story

 A King was going to his palace after his routine rounds in the city when he met a beggar. He asked the beggar, “What do you want?”

 The beggar laughed and said, “You are asking me as though you can fulfill my desire!”

 The king was offended. He said, “Of course I can fulfill your desire. What is it? Just tell me.”

 And the beggar said, “Think twice before you promise anything.”

 “I will fulfill anything you ask. I am a very powerful emperor, what can you possibly desire that I can not give to you?”

 The beggar said, “It is a very simple desire. You see this begging bowl? Can you fill it with something?”

 The emperor said, “Of course!” He called one of his viziers and told him, “Fill this mans begging bowl with money.” The vizier went and got some money and poured it into the bowl, and it disappeared. And he poured more and more, and the moment he would pour it, it would disappear. And the begging bowl remained always empty.

The whole palace gathered. By and by the rumor went throughout the whole capital, and a huge crowd gathered. The prestige of the emperor was at stake. He said to his viziers, “If the whole kingdom is lost, I am ready to lose it, but I cannot be defeated by this beggar.”

Diamonds and pearls and emeralds, his treasuries were becoming empty.The begging bowl seemed to be bottomless. Everything that was put into it — everything! — immediately disappeared, went out of existence. Finally it was the evening, and the people were standing there in utter silence. The king dropped at the feet of the beggar and admitted his defeat. he said, “Just tell me one thing. You are victorious – but before you leave, just fulfill my curiosity. What is the beging bowl made of?”

 The beggar laughed and said, “There is no secret. It is simple made up of human desire.”

Moral: Man’s desire for Money will never finish. If he has a million dollars he will wish for two. So the right way is to be content with whatever you have.

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71 Responses to The Bowl That Never Filled

  1. Jola Animashaun April 23, 2014 at 1:29 PM #

    Human needs, wants, desires are numerous and insatiable.
    Only Allah swt can solve this problem for we humans.
    May He guide us aright.
    Thanks for sharing this beautiful story.

  2. Quazi Rizwan November 4, 2013 at 11:18 AM #

    Be satisfied what you get in from Allah.. But we human are having too much desire which Allah only can fulfill. But should have patience(Sabr) and trust towards Allah.

  3. Jamal October 11, 2013 at 11:33 AM #

    Just to tell human desires are endless, you made up an un-logical & un-believable story!!

  4. Bappu September 18, 2013 at 11:23 AM #

    Exactly!!! nice moral story.

  5. fathima August 27, 2013 at 3:56 PM #

    hey guys stop chatting in this space..this is meant for posting your comments not your own stuff…as we just dnt read sara’s story but also comments from readers so dnt miss use it and dnt mind also..its just a suggestion..

  6. Roderick May 18, 2013 at 7:40 PM #

    powerul story!
    My dog is Mr Peel!

  7. abu asem April 13, 2013 at 12:57 PM #

    Human desires and demands never ends . Whenever satisfy awant another want appears . It is an endless story .

  8. ADEGOKE WAHAB April 2, 2013 at 5:34 PM #

    human needs and desires are insatiable, to be contend requires grace of GOD

  9. Sonah December 28, 2012 at 12:09 PM #

    Desire and Ego can reduce one from the status of Badshah to a Fakir.(King to Pauper.

  10. skybeen October 20, 2012 at 4:35 PM #

    true….human desires have no end

  11. sharif123 September 10, 2012 at 12:30 PM #

    The day desire is finished, you are dead. So to keep yourself alive, keep your desire alive.

  12. Zafar Iqbal September 8, 2012 at 8:31 PM #

    So Sad, and yet so true!

    Why Abier Al.Madfah and his friend suing this opportunity to chat! This is a public domain, guys. Please don’t mind my advice! Just a friendly suggestion. No offence meant, brothers!

  13. Abuumar January 12, 2012 at 7:49 PM #

    This is the same as said by the prophet, may peace be upon him, as recorded by Imam Muslim “Anas b. Malik reported Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: If there were two valleys of
    gold for the son of Adam, he would long for another one and his mouth will not be filled but with dust, and
    Allah returns to him who repents. “

  14. Rezamusawwir January 12, 2012 at 5:17 PM #

    It is true, human desire can never be fulfilled. The best lesson that one may get is that man should be content what God has given him.

  15. skybee January 11, 2012 at 3:34 PM #

    greed is human nature

  16. Asifjamil124 January 11, 2012 at 12:15 PM #

    i agree with it

  17. kamal January 11, 2012 at 10:22 AM #

    awsm realy nice…..

  18. Abdullah Qaisar January 11, 2012 at 10:16 AM #

    Very true indeed…

  19. Nadeemusman_2006 January 11, 2012 at 8:31 AM #

    very nyc

  20. Danya September 16, 2011 at 3:53 PM #

    who is Sara?Is it the user name of the sender or the webite or something?

  21. YusefQasemQufaanAl-Yemeni September 14, 2011 at 6:56 PM #

    Wow so true, agree with the moral, man can never get enough of anything in this world smh :/

    • Abier Al.Madfah September 14, 2011 at 9:34 PM #

      And Abier can never get enough of annoying Yusef 😀

      • YusefQasemQufaanAl-Yemeni September 14, 2011 at 11:02 PM #

        haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa LOL nd Abier can never be quite jkjk 😛
        ooh yeah nd Abier can never stop cyber-bullying me lmao

        • Abier Al.Madfah September 15, 2011 at 7:18 AM #

          yes I can, just try listening – you can’t hear me XD
          nd yes i agree with the cyber-bullying thing ROFL 😀

          • YusefQasemQufaanAl-Yemeni September 15, 2011 at 4:39 PM #

            LMAO
            what? what did u say? i cant hear you? r u talking about cyber-what? jkjk LOL

            is there anyone thats bullying u online? (besides me….i mean ‘not me right?!’) 😛

          • Abier Al.Madfah September 15, 2011 at 5:24 PM #

            haha are you trying to be funny? because if that’s what you are trying then… then… then you was! 😛

            No no, you are not bullying me!!!
            it’s someone named ‘yusef’, and there’s also a guy named ‘yusef’!!
            and I forgot to tell you that there’s also a guy named ‘yusef’ that’s bullying me :'( :'( I’m so sad now and i’m going to tell my mama! :(:(:(

            lol 😛

          • YusefQasemQufaanAl-Yemeni September 16, 2011 at 11:10 PM #

            haaaaaaaahaaaaaaaa this made me LMAO 🙂
            thanks i feel special now that i was funny lol
            ooh sorry i dont know “Yusef” or i would talk to him jp lol
            😛

          • Abier Al.Madfah September 17, 2011 at 10:03 AM #

            hahahaha LOOOL
            you don’t know him?? :O just try to think about the name, and I think you’ll know who it is… listen! he’s a very evil guy, he is stalking my comments, he is weird, he has a very small picture, he got into a car accident but he still break the speed rules, he always say “lol & lmao”, he always talk about Facebook and he always loses our discussions :Dare you sure that you don’t know him? 😛

          • YusefQasemQufaanAl-Yemeni September 17, 2011 at 7:17 PM #

            muahahahah LMAOOOO 😀
            u really got to know the ‘guy’, i wonder if u got ‘his’ full name, adress, phone #, and passport # too!?! haa :p

            P.S. this is the best comment so far 🙂

          • Abier Al.Madfah September 17, 2011 at 7:23 PM #

            hahaha XD
            hmmmmm……… yes I know that his full name is Yusef Qasem Qufaan, and he’s from Yemen…. he lives in Detroit, Michigan, USA 😀 I haven’t got his phone-. or passport #…. and I don’t know how old he is XD

            P.S. all my comments are good 😀

          • YusefQasemQufaanAl-Yemeni September 17, 2011 at 7:31 PM #

            haaa lol<<i cant stop sayin lol/lmao its just in me! haaha
            anyways thats all my info u need, turned 18 last year, 19 this year, nd 20 next year lol i feel old ever since i turned 19 wow! nd my number is 1-313-…-…. nd my passport number is 123456789YQQ LMAO :p
            😀

          • Abier Al.Madfah September 17, 2011 at 7:34 PM #

            you ARE old!! 3 years older than me :O
            hmmmm…… what do I need your number for?? not gonna call you! 😛
            and i have to say that you have a nice passport number LOL

          • YusefQasemQufaanAl-Yemeni September 17, 2011 at 7:36 PM #

            haahaa ur makin my feel like im 90 yrs old com’on LOL ;p
            unlimited talk/txt to any US number jp lol…nd lol thankz 🙂

          • Abier Al.Madfah September 17, 2011 at 7:41 PM #

            aren’t you 90 yrs old lmaaaaao? XD
            eeehhhmmmmmm…… okey?! so what? :O
            you’re welcome 🙂 look, I’m actually being nice to you haha 😛

          • YusefQasemQufaanAl-Yemeni September 17, 2011 at 7:46 PM #

            muhahahaa ahm ahmm lol
            nd thats cuz im being nicer to u lmao :p

          • Abier Al.Madfah September 17, 2011 at 7:48 PM #

            I can hear that you have speaking-problems sir… is it because you’re 90 years old?? 😀
            you aren’t being nice to me! XD

            reply in another place cuz it’ll become hard to read the comments soon 😛

        • Abier Al.Madfah September 15, 2011 at 7:18 AM #

          yes I can, just try listening – you can’t hear me XD
          nd yes i agree with the cyber-bullying thing ROFL 😀

    • Abier Al.Madfah September 20, 2011 at 8:46 AM #

      haha they deleted all our comments :O
      yeah Abierbella, that’s me :D:D:D
      just walk on dancefloor and you’re dancing haha 😛

      • YusefQasemQufaanAl-Yemeni September 21, 2011 at 2:43 AM #

        hahaa they did!!
        nd if thats dancing then ok i will, AbierBella lmaoo i thought i said Abierella :p

        • Abier Al.Madfah September 21, 2011 at 6:14 AM #

          hahahahahahahaha! :b
          my fault hehe it is abierella :i

          • YusefQasemQufaanAl-Yemeni September 23, 2011 at 9:51 PM #

            So whats going on Abierella, long time no see/talk lol
            Sorry i was too busy with my Science classes that started about a month after regular classes smh :/

          • Abier Al.Madfah September 23, 2011 at 11:05 PM #

            nothing special is going on prince xD yeah it’s a very long time ago we saw each other (have we ever seen each other?? :O)
            yeah it’s okey 😉 just scratch your head as much as you want i don’t care…. 😛

  22. [email protected] September 14, 2011 at 4:34 PM #

    Jazak Allah Khair for this Awesome moral story.

  23. Haider Ali786 September 14, 2011 at 1:39 PM #

    AMAZING AND I M AGREEE WITH THAT MORAL NICE SHARING

  24. mustafa September 14, 2011 at 11:21 AM #

    some peoples nature is greed
    others nature is godliness

    and nations which were broken more
    and nations which had more bowls ???????

    hungry people who fed nations
    and fat people who didn’t do well

    i’m amazed how people had forgotten
    that they will die at the end

    and that death is an end
    to who were hungry or full

    people die at the end
    if they had wasted money or spent it

    see the graves collecting
    (seriously i can’t understand this line)

    i could barely translate those from the poem
    i’m now exhausted

  25. Mr. Nabeel September 14, 2011 at 10:13 AM #

    Hi guys, First of all I would like to Thank Sara for this great blog and these great topics that make my day everyday! I have my own blog and I would like to have such authors there! You are all guys invited to come by drop some comments and if anyone feels that he wants to help in writing on my blog then it’d be my pleasure to him/her as an author. Thanks again and keep up the good stuff 😉 …….

    btw, this is my blog : http://thelegendoftheplanet.blogspot.com

  26. Yahya Mubarik September 14, 2011 at 9:19 AM #

    Sara
    Can someone suggest the solution to fulfill desires?

     Yahya

    • Aa22 September 14, 2011 at 10:41 AM #

      Follow Allah and Follow his Messenger Muhammad (saw) and insha’Allah you will desire nothing of worldy means…

    • Faaaaaran September 14, 2011 at 1:28 PM #

      b satisfyd vd wat u hav koz dres enuf on earth 2 satisfy ur nid but nothin 2 stisfy ur grid

    • Hassan September 15, 2011 at 9:55 PM #

      Prophet Muhammad said that mans desire will only be fill with dust of the earth he he passes away from this world.(more or less)

    • PRAKASH H,S, March 22, 2013 at 5:54 PM #

      HAVE CONTENTMENT IN WHAT YOU GET AFTER DOING YOUR WORK AS FAMOUS SAYING IS WHATEVER WE DO IS ONLY FOR ONE FOOT STOMACH.PLAN FOR TOMARROW &NOT FOR DAY AFTER AS MERE THOUGHT MAKES PEOPLE TO HAVE UNFINISHED DESIRE

  27. Esmail Mamdani September 14, 2011 at 9:03 AM #

    The story of the Bowl is intriguing!!! Very True, Humans are never satisfied!!!! Esmail Mamdani

  28. Rami Youssef September 14, 2011 at 8:38 AM #

    so truee!

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    • Finnese September 14, 2011 at 8:31 AM #

      can some one translate this comment ( looks like a poetry)

    • Esmail Mamdani September 14, 2011 at 9:04 AM #

      Please Translate!!

    • Honeydrops September 14, 2011 at 1:47 PM #

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    • Ahmad September 14, 2011 at 2:42 PM #

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  30. Hazem Ibrahim September 14, 2011 at 6:49 AM #

    Just True

  31. Hazem Ibrahim September 14, 2011 at 6:49 AM #

    Just True

  32. Abier Al.Madfah September 14, 2011 at 6:33 AM #

    I love this story – it’s so true!!

    • YusefQasemQufaanAl-Yemeni September 17, 2011 at 8:19 PM #

      yup true , ok ill reply here lol
      nd haaahaa ok thats how it is, nd ur saying im not nice to u..ur the one thats always making fun at me haa lool(ur mean Abier jkjk )

      • Abier Al.Madfah September 17, 2011 at 8:26 PM #

        hahahahaa 3 days after i write a comment, yusef replies 😛
        but….. i don’t know what to say haha 😛 you treat me like the stepmother treats Cinderella! And I’m Cinderella 😛 And Cinderella isn’t mean! :O

        • YusefQasemQufaanAl-Yemeni September 17, 2011 at 8:33 PM #

          looool i replyed to this because u said: “reply in another place cuz it’ll become hard to read the comments soon :P”
          nd not true girl, i treat u better than Cinderella..really i do haa lol 🙂

          • Abier Al.Madfah September 17, 2011 at 8:35 PM #

            I know… just wanted to be mean muhahahahahaaaaaaa 😀
            yes it is true because you doesn’t treat me better than Cinderella (i think) because you’re a very mean guy! jkjk 😛

          • YusefQasemQufaanAl-Yemeni September 18, 2011 at 7:36 PM #

            i knew ur mean jkjk ur not lol
            lmaoooo well if u treated me better, maybe like the prince lol i wouldnt be mean :p
            haahaa

          • Abier Al.Madfah September 18, 2011 at 8:42 PM #

            I know that I’m not mean 😀
            how did Cinderella treat the prince??? she danced with him and then disappeared… You want me to dance with you?? lol 😛 

          • YusefQasemQufaanAl-Yemeni September 19, 2011 at 8:39 PM #

            hahaaa looool
            are u going to disappear nd break the “prince’s” heart? jp :p

          • Abier Al.Madfah September 19, 2011 at 9:16 PM #

            hahaha
            yeah off course! but I’m going to lose my shoe, and you’re going to take it and look for me in the whole kingdom XDXD lol

          • YusefQasemQufaanAl-Yemeni September 20, 2011 at 2:51 AM #

            lmaoooooooo hahaahaaaa :p
            Abierella 😀 haaa lol
            idk how to dance thou :/ is it ok??hahaa

  33. Shakabansh5 September 14, 2011 at 6:22 AM #

    Hi Sara : most of the beggar like a hell ,did it fillup it says need more (greed)