Persian · noun · Nature & the Garden
Aatish-Gul
आतिश-गुल
said AA-tish-GUL
also written: atish-gul, flame-flower
Meaning
A flame-coloured flower; a bloom whose fiery red petals seem to burn, kin to tulip and pomegranate-flower.
Literally: fire-flower
See it in the verse
Aatish-Gul in Iqbal’s couplets
Be-khatar kud pada aatish-e-Nimrood mein ishq
Aql hai mahv-e-tamasha-e-lab-e-baam abhi
Aql hai mahv-e-tamasha-e-lab-e-baam abhi
Love leapt fearlessly into the fire — while reason still stood on the rooftop's edge, lost in watching the spectacle.
Courage · Love · Action
Safina-e-barg-e-gul bana lega qafila mor-e-na-tawan ka
Hazar maujon ki ho kashakash magar ye dariya se par hoga
Hazar maujon ki ho kashakash magar ye dariya se par hoga
The caravan of feeble ants will make a boat of a rose petal; though a thousand waves clash against it, this boat will cross the river.
Hope · Courage · Unity