Persian · noun · Faith & Sacred History
Sham-e-Ghariban
शाम-ए-ग़रीबाँ
said SHAAM-e-gha-ree-BAAN
also written: sham e ghariban
Meaning
The evening of the bereaved; the mournful night of Ashura commemorating the martyrs of Karbala.
Literally: Persian: the evening (sham) of the strangers/bereaved (ghariban).
See it in the verse
Sham-e-Ghariban in Iqbal’s couplets
Dayar-e-ishq mein apna maqam paida kar
Naya zamana, naye subh-o-sham paida kar
Naya zamana, naye subh-o-sham paida kar
In the realm of love, create your own standing — bring a new age into being, new mornings and new evenings of your own.
Aspiration · Action · Love
Khudi mein doob ja ghafil, ye sirr-e-zindagani hai
Nikal kar halqa-e-shaam-o-sahar se javedan ho ja
Nikal kar halqa-e-shaam-o-sahar se javedan ho ja
Dive into your selfhood, O heedless one — this is the secret of life. Step out of the ring of evening and morning, and become everlasting.
Selfhood · Self-Knowledge · Awakening
Tu abhi rahguzar mein hai qaid-e-maqam se guzar
Misr-o-Hijaz se guzar, Paras-o-Shaam se guzar
Misr-o-Hijaz se guzar, Paras-o-Shaam se guzar
You are still only on the road — break free of the prison of one fixed place. Pass beyond Egypt and Arabia, pass beyond Persia and Syria.
Restlessness · Aspiration · Freedom
Sai-e-paiham hai taraazu-e-kam-o-kaif-e-hayat
Teri mizan hai shumar-e-sahar-o-sham abhi
Teri mizan hai shumar-e-sahar-o-sham abhi
Ceaseless striving is the true scale for the measure and quality of a life; you, so far, still weigh life by the count of mornings and evenings.
Action · Aspiration · Restlessness
Related words
ARABIC
Muharram
The first month of the Islamic calendar, sacred and mourned for the martyrdom at Karbala.
ARABIC
Ashura
The tenth day of Muharram, commemorating the martyrdom of Imam Husain at Karbala.
ARABIC
Karbala
The plain in Iraq where Husain and his companions were martyred in 680 CE, the emblem of righteous sacrifice.