Random thoughts
By Dr A Q Khan

The following verse of Allama Iqbal is the topic of this column:

Aaeen-e-jawanmardi, haqgoi-o-bebaki
Allah key sheron ko aati nahin rubahi.

In this verse he has described a momin, a gentleman, as “the Lion of Allah.” A characterless person, a crook, has been branded as “a cunning fox.”

People who are fearless and speak the truth face difficulties and hurdles. Allama Iqbal expressed this beautifully in the following verse:

Apney bhi khafa mujhse, begaaney bhi nakhush
Main zehr-e-halahal ko kabhi keh na saka qand.

Unfortunately, in our culture people surround themselves with sycophants whose lies they choose to believe. Many of our former rulers fell victim to this curse, having to leave the scene in disgrace. In one of my previous columns I had remarked that rulers usually don’t jump into a well of their own accord–they are pushed in.
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