Arabic · noun · Love & Longing
Qurrat-ul-Ain
क़ुर्रत-उल-ऐन
said qur-rat-ul-ain
also written: Qurratulain, Qurrat-ul-Ayn
Meaning
'The coolness of the eye' — a cherished person who is a delight to behold, most often a beloved child; also a common feminine given name.
Literally: coolness of the eye — the sight that soothes and gladdens
See it in the verse
Qurrat-ul-Ain in Iqbal’s couplets
Aaeen-e-naw se darna, tarz-e-kuhan pe arna
Manzil yahi kathin hai qaumon ki zindagi mein
Manzil yahi kathin hai qaumon ki zindagi mein
To fear the new order, and to dig in stubbornly on the old way — this is the hardest pass in the life of a people.
Awakening · Courage
Aaeen-e-jawan-mardan haq-goi-o-be-baaki
Allah ke sheron ko aati nahin rubaahi
Allah ke sheron ko aati nahin rubaahi
The code of the brave is to speak the truth and to be fearless — the lions of God do not know the ways of the fox.
Courage · Justice · Selfhood
Siina raushan ho to hai soz-e-sukhan ain-e-hayat
Ho na raushan to sukhan marg-e-davam ai saqi
Ho na raushan to sukhan marg-e-davam ai saqi
If the heart is lit within, the fire in one's words is life itself; if it is unlit, those words are a lasting death.
Self-Knowledge · Action · Love
Nigah paida kar ai ghafil tajalli ain-e-fitrat hai
Ki apni mauj se begana rah sakta nahin dariya
Ki apni mauj se begana rah sakta nahin dariya
Cultivate vision, O heedless one, for radiance is the very nature of things; a river cannot stay a stranger to its own wave.
Awakening · Self-Knowledge · Selfhood