"It is often stated that Carlyle gave economics the nickname ""the dismal science"" as a response to the late 18th century writings of The Reverend Thomas Robert Malthus, who grimly predicted that starvation would result, as projected population growth exceeded the rate of increase in the food supply."
“”Allaɣat alwaq iyyan as Carlyle ehak aqtisa tasassaɣrawt tan “”dismal science” chund alwazab i ikitban win amindi n awatay wan 1800 ijja Reverend Thomas Robert Malthus allaɣen as daɣ tilkamat ad as manna fal as iddikud n ichaɣɣib ad aki iddikud n al-imdad wan attaɣam”