Urdu Dictionary

Persian · noun · Nature & the Garden

Gumbad-e-Neelofari

गुम्बद-ए-नीलोफ़री

said gum-bad-e-nee-lo-fa-ree

Meaning

The azure dome; a metaphor for the sky.

Literally: lotus-blue dome

See it in the verse

Gumbad-e-Neelofari in Iqbal’s couplets

Nahin tera nasheman qasr-e-sultani ke gumbad par
Tu shaheen hai, basera kar paharon ki chattanon mein

Your nest is not on the dome of a royal palace. You are a falcon — make your dwelling on the rocks of the mountains.

The Falcon · Freedom · Courage

Related words

Gumbad

A dome.

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