Persian · phrase · Selfhood & Will
Himmat-e-Mardaan
हिम्मत-ए-मर्दां
said him-mat-e-mar-DAAN
also written: himmat-e-mardan
Meaning
The courage of true men; manly resolve as proverbially aided by divine help.
Literally: Persian: the courage of men, from the maxim 'the courage of men is the help of God.'
How Iqbal uses it
This proverbial phrase, that bold human resolve draws down divine aid, sits squarely with Iqbal's conviction that God favours the daring self who acts rather than the one who waits.
See it in the verse