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Lakeer Ka Faqeer

लकीर का फ़कीर
also written: lakir ka fakir
Meaning

A slave to dead custom; one who follows the old line blindly.

Literally: a faqir of the line (drawn long ago)

See it in the verse

Lakeer Ka Faqeer 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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