Meaning
The dregs at the bottom of the cup; the lees left after the wine is drunk.
Literally: sediment at the cup's bottom
How Iqbal uses it
The humble lover prizes even the durd-e-tah-e-jaam, the dregs the proud disdain, finding intoxication in what others throw away.
See it in the verse
Durd-e-Tah-e-Jaam in Iqbal’s couplets
Utha na sheeshagaran-e-farang ke ehsaan
Sifaal-e-Hind se meena o jaam paida kar
Sifaal-e-Hind se meena o jaam paida kar
Do not accept the favours of the West's glassmakers — from the humble clay of India, fashion your own goblet and cup.
Selfhood · Freedom · Action
Utha na sheesha-garaan-e-firang ke ehsaan
Safaal-e-Hind se mina-o-jaam paida kar
Safaal-e-Hind se mina-o-jaam paida kar
Do not be indebted to the glassmakers of the foreign land — fashion your goblet and cup from the clay of your own soil.
Selfhood · Freedom · Action