Persian · noun · Iqbal's Emblems

Huma

हुमा

said hu-MAA

Meaning

The mythical bird of fortune whose shadow is said to confer kingship.

How Iqbal uses it

Even the bird of fate is the self's quarry: “you are the hunter of the huma — this is only your beginning.” Destiny, in Iqbal, is prey to a developed self, not its master.

See it in the verse

Huma in Iqbal’s couplets

Tu huma ka hai shikari abhi ibtida hai teri
Nahin maslahat se khali ye jahan-e-murgh-o-mahi

You are a hunter of the huma, your journey has only just begun; this world of birds and fish is not without its hidden purpose.

Aspiration · Youth · Hope

Related words

PERSIAN

Shaheen

The royal falcon.

ARABIC

Taqdeer

Destiny, fate, the decree of what is to come.

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