फ़ितरत ने मुझे बख़्शे हैं जौहर मलाकूती
ख़ाकी हूँ मगर ख़ाक से रखता नहीं पैवंद
— Allama Iqbal
Meaning
By nature, I have been gifted with a divine essence, though I am mere dust, I do not abandon my pride.
Explanation
This profound couplet speaks to the inherent conflict between the divine spirit and the material world. The poet acknowledges that his physical existence (the 'khaki' or dust) is mundane, yet his soul carries an essence gifted by nature—an angelic, sublime quality. He cannot contain this noble spirit within the limitations of mere dust. It is a powerful declaration of the eternal self transcending the physical body.
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