Persian · noun · Love & Longing

Sarw-e-Rawaan

सर्व-ए-रवाँ
said sarv-e-ra-waan
Meaning

A walking cypress; the tall, graceful beloved in motion.

Literally: moving cypress

How Iqbal uses it

The beloved who walks is a cypress that has learned to move, joining the cypress's upright grace with the charm of the gait; a vivid figure of stature plus motion.