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Naya nau din puraana sau din

नया नौ दिन पुराना सौ दिन
Meaning

The tried and tested outlasts the novel and flashy.

Literally: the new lasts nine days, the old a hundred

See it in the verse

Naya nau din puraana sau din in Iqbal’s couplets

Dayar-e-ishq mein apna maqam paida kar
Naya zamana, naye subh-o-sham paida kar
In the realm of love, create your own standing — bring a new age into being, new mornings and new evenings of your own.
Aspiration · Action · Love
Zamane ke andaz badle gaye
Naya raag hai saaz badle gaye
The ways of the age have changed; the tune is new, the instruments have changed.
Awakening · Action · Restlessness
Suni padi hui hai muddat se dil ki basti
Aa ik naya shiwala is des mein bana den
The dwelling of the heart has lain desolate for ages — come, let us build a new temple in this land.
Unity · Hope · Love
Aql-o-dil-o-nigah ka murshid-e-awwaleen hai ishq
Ishq na ho to shar-o-deen butkada-e-tasavvurat
Love is the first teacher of intellect, heart and sight. Without love, even law and faith become only a temple of empty ideas.
Love · Self-Knowledge
Ai aab-e-rud-e-Ganga wo din hai yaad tujh ko
Utra tere kinare jab karwan hamara
O waters of the river Ganga, do you remember those days — when our caravan first halted upon your banks?
Unity · Love
Abhi tak aadmi sayd-e-zaboon-e-shahryari hai
Qayamat hai ki insaan nau-e-insaan ka shikari hai
Even now, the human being is the wretched prey of the rule of kings — it is a catastrophe that one human still hunts another.
Justice · Awakening
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