Persian · phrase · Love & Longing
Parwana-o-Shama
परवाना-ओ-शमा
said par-waa-na-o-sha-ma
also written: parwana o shama, parwanao shama, parwana-o-shamma
Meaning
The moth and the candle; the archetypal pair of self-immolating lover and the flame he dies for.
Literally: parwana (moth) + o (and) + shama (candle)
See it in the verse