Persian · noun · Spirit & the Divine
Hijab-e-Nurani
हिजाब-ए-नूरानी
said hi-JAAB-e-noo-RAA-nee
also written: hijab-e-noorani
Meaning
A 'veil of light'; the luminous spiritual barriers of subtle realities that screen the seeker from the pure Essence.
Literally: the veil of light
See it in the verse
Hijab-e-Nurani in Iqbal’s couplets
Ishq bhi ho hijab mein husn bhi ho hijab mein
Ya to khud aashkar ho ya mujhe aashkar kar
Ya to khud aashkar ho ya mujhe aashkar kar
Love is veiled and beauty too is veiled; either reveal yourself, or make me one who can be revealed.
Love · Self-Knowledge · Restlessness
Aflaak se aata hai naalon ka javaab aakhir
Karte hain khitaab aakhir uThte hain hijaab aakhir
Karte hain khitaab aakhir uThte hain hijaab aakhir
At last the skies answer the cries that rise to them; at last the veils lift and the silence breaks into speech.
Hope · Action · Aspiration