Urdu Dictionary
Persian · noun · Love & Longing

Kaman-e-abru

कमान-ए-अबरू
Meaning

The bow of the eyebrow; the beloved's arched brow drawn like a bow that shoots the arrow of the glance.

Literally: the bow of the brow

See it in the verse

Kaman-e-abru in Iqbal’s couplets

Teri zindagi isi se teri aabru isi se
Jo rahi khudi to shahi na rahi to ru-siyahi
Your life depends on this, your honour depends on this: if selfhood remains you reign like a king, if it is lost only disgrace remains.
Selfhood · Courage · Self-Knowledge
Related words
PERSIAN

Abru

The eyebrow.

PERSIAN

Tir-e-nazar

The arrow of the glance; the beloved's piercing look.

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