Meaning
'The faithful servant of God' — the true believer in Iqbal's thought.
Literally: servant-believer
How Iqbal uses it
Iqbal's true believer, whose selfhood is fired by faith.
See it in the verse
Bande-momin in Iqbal’s couplets
Khudi ko kar buland itna ki har taqdeer se pehle
Khuda bande se khud pooche, bata teri raza kya hai
Khuda bande se khud pooche, bata teri raza kya hai
Raise your selfhood so high that, before issuing every decree of destiny, God Himself asks you: tell me, what is your wish?
Selfhood · Courage
Ho halqa-e-yaaran to bresham ki tarah narm
Razm-e-haq-o-baatil ho to faulad hai momin
Razm-e-haq-o-baatil ho to faulad hai momin
Among friends, the man of faith is soft as silk; in the battle of truth against falsehood, he is steel.
Courage · Selfhood · Justice
Aflak se hai is ki hareefana kashakash
Khaki hai magar khak se azad hai momin
Khaki hai magar khak se azad hai momin
His struggle is a rivalry with the very heavens; made of dust, yet the man of faith is free of the dust.
Aspiration · Selfhood · Freedom
Har lehza hai momin ki nayi shaan nayi aan
Guftar mein kirdar mein Allah ki burhan
Guftar mein kirdar mein Allah ki burhan
Every moment the man of faith wears a new splendour, a new grace; in his speech and in his character, he is the proof of God.
Selfhood · Action · Awakening
Na ho naumeed, naumeedi zawal-e-ilm-o-irfan hai
Umeed-e-mard-e-momin hai Khuda ke razdanon mein
Umeed-e-mard-e-momin hai Khuda ke razdanon mein
Do not despair — despair is the downfall of knowledge and insight. The hope of a person of conviction stands among those who know the deepest secrets.
Hope · Youth · Courage
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