Persian · noun · Love & Longing
Khiraam
ख़िराम
said khi-raam
also written: Khiraam-e-naaz
Meaning
A graceful gait; the elegant, swaying walk of the beloved.
Literally: a stately walk
How Iqbal uses it
Khiraam is the beloved's measured, graceful walk, the motion that turns mere standing beauty into living charm; the khiraam-e-naaz sets the whole assembly astir.
See it in the verse
Khiraam in Iqbal’s couplets
Khudi ki shokhi-o-tundi mein kibr-o-naaz nahin
Jo naaz ho bhi to be-lazzat-e-niyaz nahin
Jo naaz ho bhi to be-lazzat-e-niyaz nahin
There is no arrogance or vanity in the spirited fierceness of selfhood — and any pride it does carry is never without the sweetness of humility.
Selfhood · Humility
Hai Ram ke vajood pe Hindostan ko naaz
Ahl-e-nazar samajhte hain us ko imam-e-Hind
Ahl-e-nazar samajhte hain us ko imam-e-Hind
India takes pride in the very existence of Ram; those of discerning sight regard him as the spiritual leader of India.
Unity