Persian · phrase · Time, Fate & the Cosmos
Aaina-e-Jahan
आईना-ए-जहाँ
said aa-ee-na-e-ja-haan
also written: aaina e jahan, aainae jahan, aina-e-jahan
Meaning
The mirror of the world; the world as a glass reflecting its Maker, or the all-revealing mirror.
Literally: aaina (mirror) + jahan (world)
See it in the verse
Aaina-e-Jahan in Iqbal’s couplets
Sitaron se aage jahan aur bhi hain
Abhi ishq ke imtihan aur bhi hain
Abhi ishq ke imtihan aur bhi hain
Beyond the stars there are worlds yet — there are still more trials of love to come.
Aspiration · Love · Restlessness
Parwaz hai dono ki isi ek faza mein
Kargas ka jahan aur hai, shaheen ka jahan aur
Kargas ka jahan aur hai, shaheen ka jahan aur
Both take flight in this very same sky — yet the vulture's world is one thing, and the falcon's another.
The Falcon · Self-Knowledge
Tu bacha bacha ke na rakh ise tera aaina hai wo aaina
Ki shikasta ho to azeez-tar hai nigah-e-aaina-saaz mein
Ki shikasta ho to azeez-tar hai nigah-e-aaina-saaz mein
Do not hoard and shield your heart — it is the kind of mirror that, once broken, grows dearer in the eyes of the Mirror-maker.
Love · Courage · Adversity
Yunan o Misr o Roma sab mit gaye jahan se
Ab tak magar hai baqi naam-o-nishan hamara
Ab tak magar hai baqi naam-o-nishan hamara
Greece, Egypt and Rome have all vanished from the world — yet to this day our name and trace remain.
Adversity · Hope
Chin o Arab hamara Hindostan hamara
Muslim hain hum watan hai sara jahan hamara
Muslim hain hum watan hai sara jahan hamara
China and Arabia are ours, India is ours; we are Muslims, and the whole world is our homeland.
Unity · Freedom
Ki Mohammad se wafa tu ne to hum tere hain
Ye jahan cheez hai kya lauh-o-qalam tere hain
Ye jahan cheez hai kya lauh-o-qalam tere hain
Be faithful to Muhammad, and We are yours; this world is nothing — the Tablet and the Pen themselves are yours.
Love · Aspiration · Selfhood