Persian · idiom · Character & Virtue
Naqsh-e-Qadam Par Chalna
नक़्श-ए-क़दम पर चलना
also written: naqsh e qadam par chalna
Meaning
To follow in someone's footsteps; to emulate their example.
Literally: to walk on the imprint of (their) footsteps
See it in the verse
Naqsh-e-Qadam Par Chalna in Iqbal’s couplets
Silsila-e-roz-o-shab, naqsh-gar-e-haadsat
Silsila-e-roz-o-shab, asl-e-hayat-o-mamat
Silsila-e-roz-o-shab, asl-e-hayat-o-mamat
The chain of day and night is the sculptor of all events; the chain of day and night is the root of life and of death.
Action · Self-Knowledge
Sultani-e-jamhur ka aata hai zamana
Jo naqsh-e-kuhan tum ko nazar aae miTa do
Jo naqsh-e-kuhan tum ko nazar aae miTa do
The age of the people's rule is arriving; whatever old patterns you still see, wipe them away.
Freedom · Awakening · Justice