Persian · noun (m.) · Everyday Life
Murgh-musallam
मुर्ग़-मुसल्लम
said murgh-mu-SAL-lam
also written: Murgh-musallam
Meaning
A whole spiced chicken stuffed and slow-cooked.
Literally: whole fowl
See it in the verse
Murgh-musallam 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