शोख़ी सी है सवाल-ए-मुकर्रर में ऐ कलीम शर्त-ए-रज़ा ये है कि तक़ाज़ा भी छोड़ दे
— Allama Iqbal
Meaning

O Moses, there is an audacity in repeating your request; the true condition of acceptance of God's will is that you give up even demanding.

Explanation

Here, the poet brings in the tale of Moses (Kalim), who repeatedly pleaded to behold the divine presence of God. The couplet gently points out that repeating a demand, even out of intense longing, carries a playful boldness. True surrender (raza) asks for something much deeper: abandoning the plea itself and quietly trusting whatever the Beloved chooses to bestow.

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