Arabic · noun · Iqbal's Emblems
Anqa-e-Maghrib
अंक़ा-ए-मग़रिब
said AN-qaa-e-MAGH-rib
also written: anqa-e-maghrib, phoenix of the west
Meaning
The phoenix of the west; the never-seen bird of legend, an emblem of the utterly rare and unattainable.
Literally: phoenix of the west
See it in the verse
Anqa-e-Maghrib in Iqbal’s couplets
Bohat dekhe hain main ne mashriq-o-maghrib ke maikhane
Yahan saqi nahin paida wahan be-zauq hai sahba
Yahan saqi nahin paida wahan be-zauq hai sahba
I have seen many a wine-house in both East and West: here no cup-bearer worth the name, there a wine with no savour at all.
Awakening · Self-Knowledge
Bahut dekhe hain maine mashriq-o-maghrib ke maikhane
Yahan saaqi nahin paida, wahan be-zauq hai sahba
Yahan saaqi nahin paida, wahan be-zauq hai sahba
I have seen many a tavern of the East and the West — here no cup-bearer is born, and there the wine itself is without relish.
Awakening · Self-Knowledge