Meaning
The faster, shorter khayal that follows the slow one, brisk in tempo.
Literally: the small khayal
See it in the verse
Chhota-Khayal in Iqbal’s couplets
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
Hayat kya hai khayal o nazar ki majzubi
Khudi ki maut hai andesha-ha-e-guna-gun
Khudi ki maut hai andesha-ha-e-guna-gun
What is life? The absorbed focus of thought and vision; and scattered, many-coloured doubts are the death of selfhood.
Selfhood · Action · Self-Knowledge