Tu ShaheeN hai parwaaz hai kaam tera

تو شاہیں ہے پرواز ہے کام تیرا
ترے سامنے آسماں اور بھی ہیں
– اقبال

Tu ShaheeN hai parwaaz hai kaam tera
Tere saamne aasmaN aur bhee hain
– Iqbal

तू शाहीन है परवाज़ है काम तेरा
तेरे सामने आसमां और भी है
-इकबाल

Meaning of:

ShaheeN, शाहीं , شاہں: सफेद बाज़, Peregrine falcon
Parwaaz, परवाज़, پرواز: ऊंची उड़ान लेना, Soaring in the sky

Tu ShaheeN hai parwaaz hai kaam tera
Tere saamne aasmaN aur bhee hain
-Allama Iqbal

Two lines that have inspired generations and continue to do so. This sher is from his ghazal “Sitaron se aage jahan aur bhee hain, abhee ishq ke intehaan aur bhee hain”. The ghazals and each sher of the ghazal can be interpreted in several ways but do look at the political interpretation of the ghazal considering Iqbal was the poet of per-independence era and was a freedom fighter during British India.

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