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Persian · noun · Love & Longing

Shama-e-Mehfil

शमा-ए-महफ़िल
said sha-ma-e-meh-fil
Meaning

The candle of the assembly; the central, luminous figure round whom a gathering revolves.

Literally: lit. candle of the gathering

See it in the verse

Shama-e-Mehfil in Iqbal’s couplets

Lab pe aati hai dua ban ke tamanna meri
Zindagi shama ki surat ho khudaya meri
My longing rises to my lips as a prayer: O God, may my life be like a candle's flame.
Hope · Aspiration
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