Meaning
The mode of thinking; one's characteristic way of reasoning.
Literally: style of thought
See it in the verse
Tarz-e-Fikr in Iqbal’s couplets
Jamhooriyat ik tarz-e-hukoomat hai ki jis mein
Bandon ko gina karte hain tola nahin karte
Bandon ko gina karte hain tola nahin karte
Democracy is a mode of government in which people are counted, not weighed.
Justice · Leadership · Awakening
Bante hain meri kaargah-e-fikr mein anjum
Le apne muqaddar ke sitare ko tu pehchan
Le apne muqaddar ke sitare ko tu pehchan
Stars are forged in the workshop of my thought — so come, recognise the star of your own destiny.
Selfhood · Aspiration · Action
Kyun ziyaankaar banun sood-faramosh rahun
Fikr-e-farda na karun mahv-e-gham-e-doosh rahun
Fikr-e-farda na karun mahv-e-gham-e-doosh rahun
Why should I make myself a loser, forgetful of all gain — give no thought to tomorrow and stay lost in yesterday's grief?
Restlessness · Courage · Awakening
Aaeen-e-naw se darna, tarz-e-kuhan pe arna
Manzil yahi kathin hai qaumon ki zindagi mein
Manzil yahi kathin hai qaumon ki zindagi mein
To fear the new order, and to dig in stubbornly on the old way — this is the hardest pass in the life of a people.
Awakening · Courage
Watan ki fikr kar nadaan, museebat aane wali hai
Teri barbadiyon ke mashware hain aasmanon mein
Teri barbadiyon ke mashware hain aasmanon mein
Think of your homeland, you fool — calamity is on its way; the plans for your ruin are already being drawn up in the skies.
Awakening · Courage
Jamhuriyat ek tarz-e-hukumat hai ki jis mein
Bandon ko gina karte hain, tola nahin karte
Bandon ko gina karte hain, tola nahin karte
Democracy is a mode of governance in which people are counted, not weighed.
Justice · Awakening