Arabic · noun · Iqbal's Emblems

Andaleeb

अंदलीब
said an-da-leeb
also written: Bulbul
Meaning

The nightingale, an Arabic-rooted name for the same singing bird that grieves for the rose.

Usage & notes

Used interchangeably with bulbul, the andaleeb embodies the lover-poet whose voice is born of separation from the beloved. In Iqbal it carries the same charge of melodious longing that he both honours and pushes beyond toward deeds.