Urdu · proverb · Nation, Faith & Society
Baap bade na bhaiya sabse bada rupaiya
बाप बड़े न भैया सबसे बड़ा रुपैया
Meaning
Money commands more respect than kinship.
Literally: neither father nor brother is greatest; money is greatest
See it in the verse
Baap bade na bhaiya sabse bada rupaiya in Iqbal’s couplets
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
Har ek chiz se paida khuda ki qudrat hai
Koi baDa koi chhoTa ye us ki hikmat hai
Koi baDa koi chhoTa ye us ki hikmat hai
Every single thing reveals the power of creation; that one is large and another small is part of its wisdom.
Humility · Self-Knowledge · Hope