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Maarka-e-Haq-o-Batil
मारका-ए-हक़-ओ-बातिल
said maar-ka-e-haq-o-baa-til
also written: Maarka-e-Haq-o-Batil
Meaning
The eternal battle between truth and falsehood.
Literally: the battle of truth and falsehood
How Iqbal uses it
Iqbal sees history as the recurring struggle of haq against batil, of which Karbala is the supreme instance.
See it in the verse
Maarka-e-Haq-o-Batil in Iqbal’s couplets
Ho halqa-e-yaaran to bresham ki tarah narm
Razm-e-haq-o-baatil ho to faulad hai momin
Razm-e-haq-o-baatil ho to faulad hai momin
Among friends, the man of faith is soft as silk; in the battle of truth against falsehood, he is steel.
Courage · Selfhood · Justice
Aaeen-e-jawan-mardan haq-goi-o-be-baaki
Allah ke sheron ko aati nahin rubaahi
Allah ke sheron ko aati nahin rubaahi
The code of the brave is to speak the truth and to be fearless — the lions of God do not know the ways of the fox.
Courage · Justice · Selfhood
Baatil se dabne wale ai aasman nahin ham
Sau baar kar chuka hai tu imtihan hamara
Sau baar kar chuka hai tu imtihan hamara
We are not the kind to be crushed by falsehood, O sky; a hundred times already you have tested us.
Courage · Adversity