Urdu · idiom · Poetry, Speech & Art
Munh Se Phool Jhadna
मुँह से फूल झड़ना
also written: munh se phool jhadna
Meaning
To speak in a sweet and graceful manner.
Literally: for flowers to fall from one's mouth
See it in the verse
Munh Se Phool Jhadna in Iqbal’s couplets
Ho mere dam se yunhi watan ki zeenat
Jis tarah phool se hoti hai chaman ki zeenat
Jis tarah phool se hoti hai chaman ki zeenat
Let my country be adorned by me, as a garden is adorned by its flowers.
Aspiration · Youth · Action
Phool ki patti se kat sakta hai heere ka jigar
Mard-e-nadaan par kalaam-e-narm-o-nazuk be-asar
Mard-e-nadaan par kalaam-e-narm-o-nazuk be-asar
A diamond's heart can be cut by the petal of a flower — yet on a foolish man, soft and gentle words have no effect.
Self-Knowledge · Action