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
Keh raha hai mujh se ae joya-e-asrar-e-azal
Chashm-e-dil wa ho to hai taqdeer-e-aalam be-hijab
Chashm-e-dil wa ho to hai taqdeer-e-aalam be-hijab
He says to me: O seeker of the secrets of eternity, if the eye of the heart opens, the destiny of the world stands unveiled.
Self-Knowledge · Awakening · Aspiration
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
Related words
ARABIC
Hijab
A veil, a covering; also bashfulness, and in mysticism the screen that hides the Beloved from the seeker.
PERSIAN
Hijab-e-Nurani
A 'veil of light'; the luminous spiritual barriers of subtle realities that screen the seeker from the pure Essence.
ARABIC
Nafs
The lower self or ego-soul, seat of base appetites, which the seeker must discipline and refine.