Persian · noun · Time, Fate & the Cosmos

Charkh-e-Neelgoon

चर्ख़-ए-नीलगूँ
said charkh-e-neel-goon
Meaning

The blue wheeling sky; the azure dome of heaven.

Literally: the indigo wheel

Usage & notes

The blue revolving heaven is the beautiful, indifferent sky over man in Iqbal, lovely to the eye yet a frontier the ego is built to cross.