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Originally Posted by Future
دل سے نکلنے پر تو امیر ہونا چاہیے نا
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A faqir or qalandar in Iqbal is not only indifferent to vicissitudes of material life; he is a man of strong will, who has a moral stake in the social and political life of the people around him, motivated by the love for the ideal of moral and spiritual regeneration of mankind. In the attainment of this ideal, he is ready to sacrifice everything.
We find a glimpse of this Faqr in Rumi. He says:
"The affairs of Faqr are beyond your comprehension
do not look upon Faqr with contempt.
Because dervishes are beyond property and wealth,
they possess abundant sustenance from the Almighty.
Is “poverty is my pride” vain and false?
No, there a hundred glories are hidden in it."
Iqbal distinguishes two kinds of Faqr, one leading to supremacy and the other to base poverty, and acknowledges that for this concept of Faqr he is indebted to Rumi:
"Learn from Rumi the secret of Faqr,
that Faqr is envy of kings;
avoid that Faqr which
led you to (social and moral) decline."
"Since khudi was cut off from supremacy,
it taught the art of begging;
from the intoxicated eye of Rumi I gained
exhilarating experience of the state of Almightiness."