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Urdu · idiom · Nation, Faith & Society

Lakeer ka fakeer

लकीर का फ़कीर
Meaning

A slave to routine and blind tradition.

Literally: a fakir of the drawn line

See it in the verse

Lakeer ka fakeer in Iqbal’s couplets

Faqir-e-rah ko bakhshe gae asrar-e-sultani
Baha meri nava ki daulat-e-parvez hai saqi
To the wayfaring beggar were granted the secrets of kingship; the price of my song is the whole treasure of Parvez.
Self-Knowledge · Humility · Selfhood
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