Mata-e-be-baha Hai Dard-o-soz-e-arzumandi — Allama Iqbal
Meaning
The pain and agony of yearning for your favor is priceless; I would rather not have the station of divine grace than the status of servitude.
Explanation
This profound couplet explores the tension between worldly passion and spiritual status. Allama Iqbal suggests that the burning pain and deep desire of worldly life are so powerful, so priceless, that they are more valuable to the self than any superficial status granted by a divine or spiritual realm. It is a declaration of independence—a refusal to compromise one's truth or passion simply for the sake of recognition or acceptance. It speaks to the soul's refusal to be merely a 'servant' when its heart yearns for something far deeper.
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