Persian · noun · Nature & the Garden
Murgh-e-zakhmi
मुर्ग़-ए-ज़ख़्मी
said murgh-e-ZAKH-mi
Meaning
The wounded bird; a bird hurt and fluttering, near death.
Literally: wounded bird
How Iqbal uses it
The injured bird thrashing on the ground is an emblem of the heart wounded by love, restless and unable to find peace.
See it in the verse
Murgh-e-zakhmi in Iqbal’s couplets
Har shai musafir har cheez raahi
Kya chand tare kya murgh o maahi
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
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