Urdu · proverb · Nation, Faith & Society
Chhachhundar Ke Sir Par Chameli Ka Tel
छछूंदर के सिर पर चमेली का तेल
also written: chhachhundar ke sir par chameli ka tel
Meaning
A fine thing wasted on one unworthy of it.
Literally: jasmine oil on a muskrat's head
See it in the verse
Chhachhundar Ke Sir Par Chameli Ka Tel in Iqbal’s couplets
Khudi ka sirr-e-nihan La Ilaha Illallah
Khudi hai taeg fasan La Ilaha Illallah
Khudi hai taeg fasan La Ilaha Illallah
The hidden secret of the self is 'There is no god but God'; the self is the sword, and that declaration is the whetstone that sharpens it.
Selfhood · Self-Knowledge · Courage
Khudi mein doob ja ghafil, ye sirr-e-zindagani hai
Nikal kar halqa-e-shaam-o-sahar se javedan ho ja
Nikal kar halqa-e-shaam-o-sahar se javedan ho ja
Dive into your selfhood, O heedless one — this is the secret of life. Step out of the ring of evening and morning, and become everlasting.
Selfhood · Self-Knowledge · Awakening