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Hina

हिना
said hi-naa
Meaning

Henna; the plant and the red dye made from it.

How Iqbal uses it

Hina is the Persianate name for henna, its red on the hand a colour of celebration and a metaphor for that which only yields its hue when crushed.

See it in the verse

Hina in Iqbal’s couplets

Miri mashshatgi ki kya zarurat husn-e-mani ko
Ki fitrat khud-ba-khud karti hai laale ki hina-bandi
What need has true beauty of meaning for my adorning hand? Nature, all on its own, paints the tulip red.
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Related words
PERSIAN

Mehndi

Henna; the reddish dye used to decorate the hands and feet.

PERSIAN

Gulgoona

Rouge; a rose-coloured cosmetic rubbed on the cheeks to deepen their bloom.

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