Arabic · noun · Mind & Knowledge
Ilm-e-Husuli
इल्म-ए-हुसूली
said ILM-e-hu-SOO-lee
also written: ilm-e-husooli
Meaning
'Acquired knowledge' — mediated, conceptual knowing through forms and ideas, contrasted with knowledge by presence.
Literally: acquired knowledge
See it in the verse
Ilm-e-Husuli in Iqbal’s couplets
Na ho naumeed, naumeedi zawal-e-ilm-o-irfan hai
Umeed-e-mard-e-momin hai Khuda ke razdanon mein
Umeed-e-mard-e-momin hai Khuda ke razdanon mein
Do not despair — despair is the downfall of knowledge and insight. The hope of a person of conviction stands among those who know the deepest secrets.
Hope · Youth · Courage
Khudi ho ilm se mohkam to ghairat-e-Jibril
Agar ho ishq se mohkam to soor-e-Israfil
Agar ho ishq se mohkam to soor-e-Israfil
A selfhood made firm by knowledge can rival the angel of revelation; a selfhood made firm by love can rival the trumpet that wakes the world.
Selfhood · Love · Action
Ilm mein bhi suroor hai lekin
Ye wo jannat hai jis mein hoor nahin
Ye wo jannat hai jis mein hoor nahin
There is a certain delight in knowledge too — but it is a paradise without companions.
Self-Knowledge · Love · Humility
Ishq ki tegh-e-jigar-dar uda li kis ne
Ilm ke haath mein khali hai niyam ai saqi
Ilm ke haath mein khali hai niyam ai saqi
Who has carried off love's brave, heart-piercing sword? Knowledge holds only an empty scabbard now.
Love · Action · Courage
Related words
ARABIC
Ilm-e-Huzuri
'Knowledge by presence' — immediate, intuitive knowing in which the knower and the known are directly present, as opposed to mediated conceptual knowledge.
ARABIC
Aql
Intellect, reason; the calculating, analytical mind.
ARABIC
Tasawwur
Conception, mental image, the forming of an idea in the mind.