Persian · phrase · Character & Virtue
Faqr-e-Haidari
फ़क़्र-ए-हैदरी
said faqr-e-hai-da-ri
also written: faqr e haidari, faqre haidari
Meaning
The faqr of Haidar (Ali); spiritual poverty in the heroic, lion-hearted mode of Hazrat Ali.
Literally: faqr (poverty) + Haidari (of Haidar, i.e. Ali, the Lion)
See it in the verse
Faqr-e-Haidari in Iqbal’s couplets
Nigah-e-faqr mein shaan-e-sikandari kya hai
Khiraaj ki jo gada ho wo qaisari kya hai
Khiraaj ki jo gada ho wo qaisari kya hai
In the eyes of true inner wealth, what is the grandeur of an Alexander? What is an emperor who must beg for tribute?
Freedom · Selfhood · Humility
Nigah-e-faqr mein shan-e-sikandari kya hai
Khiraj ki jo gada ho wo qaisari kya hai
Khiraj ki jo gada ho wo qaisari kya hai
In the eyes of a free spirit, what is the splendour of an Alexander? An empire that begs for tribute is no empire at all.
Selfhood · Freedom · Self-Knowledge