Meaning
A situation of inviting trouble on oneself needlessly.
Literally: a 'come ox, gore me' sort of thing
See it in the verse
Aa bail mujhe maar wali baat in Iqbal’s couplets
Mohabbat mujhe un jawanon se hai
Sitaron pe jo dalte hain kamand
Sitaron pe jo dalte hain kamand
My love is for those young ones who cast their lasso upon the stars.
Youth · Aspiration
Ho agar khudnigar-o-khudgar-o-khudgir khudi
Ye bhi mumkin hai ki tu maut se bhi mar na sake
Ye bhi mumkin hai ki tu maut se bhi mar na sake
If your selfhood becomes self-seeing, self-making and self-possessed, it is even possible that not even death can make you die.
Selfhood · Self-Knowledge
Bhari bazm mein raaz ki baat keh di
Bada be-adab hun saza chahta hun
Bada be-adab hun saza chahta hun
In the crowded gathering I blurted out the secret — I am terribly insolent; I ask for my punishment.
Courage · Love
Kuchh baat hai ki hasti mitti nahin hamari
Sadiyon raha hai dushman daur-e-zaman hamara
Sadiyon raha hai dushman daur-e-zaman hamara
There is something in us that our existence will not be erased — though for centuries the turning of the age has been our enemy.
Adversity · Hope · Unity
Dil se jo baat nikalti hai asar rakhti hai
Par nahin taaqat-e-parvaaz magar rakhti hai
Par nahin taaqat-e-parvaaz magar rakhti hai
What comes from the heart carries power; it has no wings, and yet it has the strength to fly.
Love · Awakening · Self-Knowledge
Tu hai muheet-e-bekraan main zara si aabju
Ya mujhe ham-kinar kar ya mujhe be-kinar kar
Ya mujhe ham-kinar kar ya mujhe be-kinar kar
You are the shoreless ocean, I a tiny stream: either draw me to Your shore, or make me shoreless like Yourself.
Love · Aspiration · Selfhood