Persian · noun · Spirit & the Divine
Hijab-e-Zulmani
हिजाब-ए-ज़ुलमानी
said hi-JAAB-e-zul-MAA-nee
also written: hijab-e-zulmani
Meaning
A 'veil of darkness'; the dark barriers of bodily appetite and base nature that screen the heart from God.
Literally: the veil of darkness
See it in the verse
Hijab-e-Zulmani 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