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Sabr-o-istiqlaal

सब्र-ओ-इस्तिक़लाल
said sabr-o-is-tiq-LAAL
also written: sabr o istiqlal
Meaning

Patience and steadfast independence together; enduring resolve that needs no prop.

Usage & notes

This paired ideal of patient endurance joined to self-reliant constancy captures the temper Iqbal wants in the believer who holds firm and alone through long adversity.