અલ્લા એક બદામ.

allā ēka badāma.

Literally: Allah, one almond.
What it means: Said of someone making a minimal request in God's name or placing complete trust in divine providence for daily needs.

ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1921) · read from the scan by machine — the Gujarati itself is unchecked · English is machine-made and nobody has checked it yet

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