Persian · phrase · Iqbal's Emblems
Naqsh-o-Nigar
नक़्श-ओ-निगार
said naqsh-o-ni-gaar
also written: naqsh o nigar, naqsho nigar
Meaning
Ornament and design; decorative patterns and embellishment, the elaborate surface of art or the world.
Literally: naqsh (design) + o (and) + nigar (decoration, painting)
See it in the verse
Naqsh-o-Nigar in Iqbal’s couplets
Silsila-e-roz-o-shab, naqsh-gar-e-haadsat
Silsila-e-roz-o-shab, asl-e-hayat-o-mamat
Silsila-e-roz-o-shab, asl-e-hayat-o-mamat
The chain of day and night is the sculptor of all events; the chain of day and night is the root of life and of death.
Action · Self-Knowledge
Sultani-e-jamhur ka aata hai zamana
Jo naqsh-e-kuhan tum ko nazar aae miTa do
Jo naqsh-e-kuhan tum ko nazar aae miTa do
The age of the people's rule is arriving; whatever old patterns you still see, wipe them away.
Freedom · Awakening · Justice
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