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Hifz-e-Maratib

हिफ़्ज़-ए-मरातिब
said HIFZ-e-ma-RAA-tib
also written: hifz maratib
Meaning

The keeping of due ranks; observing the proper order and degrees of things.

See it in the verse

Hifz-e-Maratib in Iqbal’s couplets

Giran-baha hai to hifz-e-khudi se hai warna
Guhar mein aab-e-guhar ke siwa kuchh aur nahin
If you are precious, it is from guarding your selfhood; otherwise a pearl is nothing but the lustre of a pearl.
Selfhood · Self-Knowledge · Humility
Related words
ARABIC

Adab

Spiritual courtesy; the refined comportment and reverent etiquette the seeker observes before God and the master.

ARABIC

Akhlaq

Moral character; the science and practice of virtuous conduct.

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