Sher on Khudi
Village holds a special
place in the imagination of those who live in cities. They relish a nostalgic fervor for the village and crave for its simplicity and innocence. Many of us have passed through these conditions and have re-configured a village in our imagination in our own ways. You may like to consider some of the reconstructions of village and see in what way possibly they help you relate with this space.
ḳhudī ko kar buland itnā ki har taqdīr se pahle
ḳhudā bande se ḳhud pūchhe batā terī razā kyā hai
Raise your selfhood so high that it stands ahead of every fate.
So that God Himself asks His servant: tell me, what is your wish?
The couplet urges inner elevation—strengthening character, will, and moral self—until one is no longer passive before destiny. “Selfhood” is a metaphor for a disciplined, awakened self that acts with purpose. The striking image of God asking the servant highlights the dignity of human agency when aligned with higher values. Emotionally, it is a call to confidence, effort, and responsible choice.
KHudi ko kar buland itna ki har taqdir se pahle
KHuda bande se KHud puchhe bata teri raza kya hai
Raise your selfhood so high that it stands ahead of every fate.
So that God Himself asks His servant: tell me, what is your wish?
The couplet urges inner elevation—strengthening character, will, and moral self—until one is no longer passive before destiny. “Selfhood” is a metaphor for a disciplined, awakened self that acts with purpose. The striking image of God asking the servant highlights the dignity of human agency when aligned with higher values. Emotionally, it is a call to confidence, effort, and responsible choice.
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chhoḌā nahīñ ḳhudī ko dauḌe ḳhudā ke pīchhe
āsāñ ko chhoḌ bande mushkil ko DhūñDte haiñ
chhoDa nahin KHudi ko dauDe KHuda ke pichhe
aasan ko chhoD bande mushkil ko DhunDte hain
ḳhudī vo bahr hai jis kā koī kināra nahīñ
tū aabjū ise samjhā agar to chāra nahīñ
Selfhood is like an ocean with no shore or boundary.
If you take it for a small stream, then you have no remedy.
Iqbal likens “khudi” to a boundless sea to stress its vast potential and depth. The second line warns that reducing this inner power to something petty makes a person helpless, because the problem is not lack of strength but a mistaken self-image. The emotional core is a call to recognize one’s true scale and live with higher ambition.
KHudi wo bahr hai jis ka koi kinara nahin
tu aabju ise samjha agar to chaara nahin
Selfhood is like an ocean with no shore or boundary.
If you take it for a small stream, then you have no remedy.
Iqbal likens “khudi” to a boundless sea to stress its vast potential and depth. The second line warns that reducing this inner power to something petty makes a person helpless, because the problem is not lack of strength but a mistaken self-image. The emotional core is a call to recognize one’s true scale and live with higher ambition.
ba-qadr-e-paimāna-e-taḳhayyul surūr har dil meñ hai ḳhudī kā
agar na ho ye fareb-e-paiham to dam nikal jaa.e aadmī kā
ba-qadr-e-paimana-e-taKHayyul surur har dil mein hai KHudi ka
agar na ho ye fareb-e-paiham to dam nikal jae aadmi ka
ḳhudī kā nashsha chaḌhā aap meñ rahā na gayā
ḳhudā bane the 'yagānā' magar banā na gayā
KHudi ka nashsha chaDha aap mein raha na gaya
KHuda bane the 'yagana' magar bana na gaya
hameñ kam-baḳht ehsās-e-ḳhudī us dar pe le baiThā
ham uTh jaate to vo parda bhī uTh jaatā jo haa.il thā
hamein kam-baKHt ehsas-e-KHudi us dar pe le baiTha
hum uTh jate to wo parda bhi uTh jata jo hail tha
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Tag : Ehsaas
ḳhuub jāntā hai ye ik faqīr hāthoñ meñ
kab hai be-kasī rakhnā kab hai mo'jiza rakhnā
KHub jaanta hai ye ek faqir hathon mein
kab hai be-kasi rakhna kab hai mo'jiza rakhna
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Tag : Khuddari
