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Arabic · noun · Faith & Sacred History

Lauh-o-Qalam

लौह-ओ-क़लम
Meaning

Tablet and pen; the heavenly Tablet and Pen on which destiny is written.

How Iqbal uses it

Iqbal claims the self of the believer can rewrite even the lauh-o-qalam of fate.

See it in the verse

Lauh-o-Qalam in Iqbal’s couplets

Phool ki patti se kat sakta hai heere ka jigar
Mard-e-nadaan par kalaam-e-narm-o-nazuk be-asar
A diamond's heart can be cut by the petal of a flower — yet on a foolish man, soft and gentle words have no effect.
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