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Persian · noun · Iqbal's Emblems

Mahi

माही
said maa-hee
also written: maahi, mahi-e-yunus
Meaning

The fish, especially the great fish that swallowed Jonah; emblem of the depths from which the repentant soul is delivered.

See it in the verse

Mahi in Iqbal’s couplets

Har shai musafir har cheez raahi
Kya chand tare kya murgh o maahi
Every thing is a traveller, every object a wayfarer — whether the moon and stars, or the birds and the fish.
Restlessness · Action · Unity
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
ARABIC

Yunus

The prophet Jonah, swallowed by the great fish and delivered after his prayer in its belly; emblem of repentance and rescue from the depths.

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