Monday, 24 September 2007

Faith 2

Deepika has posted these famous and oft quoted lines in the comments –

Khudi ko kar buland itna, ke har taqdir se pahle,

Khuda bande se khud puchhe bata teri raza kya hai

Meaning :

Raise yourself so high, that before each act of fate

God asks his servant (you), tell me what you wish for

The lines are by the Urdu poet Mohammed Iqbal, the author of the famous Sare jahan se achchha.

My own favourite are his lines,

Taqlid ke rawish se to behtar hai khud kashi

Rasta bhi dhoondh Khizr ka sauda bhi chhor de

Suicide is better than servile imitation

Find your path and look not for a guide

Any explanation here is of course unnecessary.

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