Arabic · noun, masculine · People & Roles

Rafeeq

रफ़ीक़

said ra-feeq

also written: Rafiq

Meaning

A companion or comrade, especially on a journey; a steadfast friend.

Literally: companion, comrade of the road

How Iqbal uses it

The rafeeq is the fellow-traveller on life's road, a comrade in the journey of the self. Iqbal values the true companion who shares the hardships of the path toward higher purpose.

See it in the verse

Rafeeq in Iqbal’s couplets

Hazar khauf ho lekin zaban ho dil ki rafiq
Yahi raha hai azal se qalandaron ka tariq

Let there be a thousand fears, yet let the tongue stay true to the heart; this has been the way of free spirits since the beginning of time.

Courage · Selfhood · Self-Knowledge

Related words

PERSIAN

Hamdam

A close companion who shares one's very breath; a bosom friend and consoler.

PERSIAN

Hamnashin

A companion who sits beside one; an associate or fellow at the gathering.

ARABIC

Saalik

The wayfarer on the mystic path who travels the stages toward the Divine.

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