Persian · noun · Everyday Life
Sang-e-Bunyaad
संग-ए-बुनियाद
said SANG-e-bun-YAAD
also written: sang-e-bunyad, sang-e-buniyaad, sang e bunyaad
Meaning
A foundation-stone; the first stone laid in raising a building.
Literally: Stone of foundation.
See it in the verse
Sang-e-Bunyaad in Iqbal’s couplets
Jahan-e-taza ki afkar-e-taza se hai numood
Ki sang-o-khisht se hote nahin jahan paida
Ki sang-o-khisht se hote nahin jahan paida
A new world comes into being from new thoughts — for worlds are not built out of stone and brick.
Action · Aspiration · Awakening
Aql ko tanqeed se fursat nahin
Ishq par aamaal ki buniyaad rakh
Ishq par aamaal ki buniyaad rakh
Reason never finds a free moment away from criticism — so build your deeds on the foundation of love.
Action · Love
Wahi jahan hai tera jis ko tu kare paida
Ye sang-o-khisht nahin jo teri nigah mein hai
Ye sang-o-khisht nahin jo teri nigah mein hai
Yours alone is the world you yourself create; not this one of stone and brick that lies before your eyes.
Selfhood · Action · Aspiration