Persian · noun · Love & Longing

Ashk-e-rawaan

अश्क-ए-रवाँ
said ashk-e-ra-WAAN
Meaning

Flowing tears; the tears that course unceasingly down the cheek.

Literally: running tears

How Iqbal uses it

The ceaseless stream from the wakeful eye, often likened to a river; image of a sorrow that will not be dammed.