sherKuch Alfaaz
tamanna dard-e-dil ki ho to kar khidmat faqiron ki nahin milta ye gauhar badshahon ke khazinon men serve mendicants if you desire empathy to gain treasuries of emperors do not this wealth contain iqbal contrasts inner, spiritual insight with worldly power. “heart’s pain” is not mere suffering but a refined sensitivity that awakens through compassion. serving the faqirs becomes the path to that priceless “gem,” while royal wealth symbolizes riches that cannot purchase empathy or truth. the couplet urges humility and service as the real source of inner treasure.
