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خودی کو کر بلند اتنا کہ ہر تقدیر سے پہلے
خدا بندے سے خود پوچھے بتا تیری رضا کیا ہے

— Allama Iqbal

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"خودی کو کر بلند اتنا کہ ہر تقدیر سے پہلے"

Elevate your selfhood so high that before every decree of fate,

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Himalaya — Allama Iqbal

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اے ہمالہ! اے فصیل کشور ہندوستاں
چومتا ہے تیری پیشانی کو جھک کر آسماں

O Himalaya! O fortifying wall of the realm of India, the sky bows down to kiss your forehead. Iqbal is praising the majestic height of the Himalayan m...

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