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From Bang-e-Dara · originally composed in Urdu
Hain log wahi jahan mein achchhe
Aate hain jo dusron ke
Aate hain jo dusron ke
“Those alone are the good people of this world who prove of use to others.”
Romanहिन्दी
हैं लोग वही जहाँ में अच्छे
आते हैं जो दूसरों के
आते हैं जो दूसरों के
The couplet in Devanagari — it carries the authenticity of the original, and every Hindi reader can read it.
♪ Hear the coupletA recitation in a synthesized voice.
The Interpretation
From the fable of the firefly that lights the lost bird's way home, Iqbal lands a plain ethic. Goodness is not a private quality kept to oneself; it is measured by service. The smallest creature, if it helps another, has met the real test of worth.
For You, Today
Greatness is not what you accumulate but what you make easier for others. Look for the person in your day you can actually be useful to, and be that.
In the same spirit
Ho mere dam se yunhi watan ki zeenat
Jis tarah phool se hoti hai chaman ki zeenat
Jis tarah phool se hoti hai chaman ki zeenat
Let my country be adorned by me, as a garden is adorned by its flowers.
Aspiration · Youth · Action
Ho mera kaam ghareebon ki himayat karna
Dard-mandon se zaeefon se mohabbat karna
Dard-mandon se zaeefon se mohabbat karna
Let my work be to defend the poor — to love the suffering and the weak.
Justice · Humility · Love
Mere Allah burai se bachana mujh ko
Nek jo raah ho us rah pe chalana mujh ko
Nek jo raah ho us rah pe chalana mujh ko
My God, save me from evil; set me on the path that is good.
Humility · Self-Knowledge