Arabic · noun · Spirit & the Divine
Sair-fillah
सैर-फ़िल्लाह
said SAIR-fil-LAAH
also written: sair-fi-allah
Meaning
The 'journey in God'; the inward arc of the path traversing the infinite reaches of the Divine after reaching Him.
Literally: the journey within God
See it in the verse
Sair-fillah in Iqbal’s couplets
Mere Allah burai se bachana mujh ko
Nek jo raah ho us rah pe chalana mujh ko
Nek jo raah ho us rah pe chalana mujh ko
My God, save me from evil; set me on the path that is good.
Humility · Self-Knowledge
Har lehza hai momin ki nayi shaan nayi aan
Guftar mein kirdar mein Allah ki burhan
Guftar mein kirdar mein Allah ki burhan
Every moment the man of faith wears a new splendour, a new grace; in his speech and in his character, he is the proof of God.
Selfhood · Action · Awakening
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
Related words
ARABIC
Sair-ilallah
The 'journey to God'; the outward arc of the path by which the seeker travels from creation toward the Creator.
ARABIC
Sair-anillah
The 'journey from God'; the return arc in which the realized soul comes back to creation to guide others.
ARABIC
Baqa
Abiding, subsistence in God; the state of renewed being that follows fana in Sufi thought.