Persian · noun · Love & Longing
Nargisi-Chashm
नर्गिसी
said chashm-e-nar-gis
also written: Chashm-e-Nargis
Meaning
The narcissus-eye; the eye likened to the narcissus flower.
Literally: narcissus eye
How Iqbal uses it
The beloved's eye compared to the narcissus, the flower that itself seems to gaze, is a classic image of a beautiful, dreamy, half-open eye.
See it in the verse
Nargisi-Chashm in Iqbal’s couplets
Keh raha hai mujh se ae joya-e-asrar-e-azal
Chashm-e-dil wa ho to hai taqdeer-e-aalam be-hijab
Chashm-e-dil wa ho to hai taqdeer-e-aalam be-hijab
He says to me: O seeker of the secrets of eternity, if the eye of the heart opens, the destiny of the world stands unveiled.
Self-Knowledge · Awakening · Aspiration
Hazaron saal nargis apni be-noori pe roti hai
Badi mushkil se hota hai chaman mein deedavar paida
Badi mushkil se hota hai chaman mein deedavar paida
For thousands of years the narcissus weeps over its own sightlessness — only with great difficulty is a truly seeing one born in the garden.
Self-Knowledge · Aspiration