The Concept of Poverty (Faqr) in Iqbal Lahori Divan

Economics is one of the essential sciences that human life is based on it. After world wars and regression in the world, the economists tried to offer solutions to improve people life conditions. No doubt, our rich and valued literary works offer solutions for improvement of living and involve attitudes toward fruitful life. Muhammad Iqbal Lahori is one of the great and bilingual poets of India and Pakistan subcontinent. He presents the economic concepts and offers solutions for problems in skilled way. The most important issues that have been considered in his divan are poverty, disdain, charity, richness and beneficence. In spite of domestic and foreign riots and other factors influencing on society, he has paid attention to poverty and tried to expand culture of kindness and beneficence in the community by inspiration of religious teachings and indicate the importance of beneficence. He has encouraged the poor to contentment and patience in solving economic problems to balance the society and prevent poverty. The only way to improve the current conditions is simple living and to accomplish this goal, he advises the rich to help the poor as a kind of consolation. The way that prevents social disorders resulted from poverty.