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Sher-e-qali

शेरे क़ाली
Meaning

A carpet-lion; a lion woven on a rug, a byword for an impressive-looking thing wholly without power.

Literally: lion of the carpet

See it in the verse

Sher-e-qali in Iqbal’s couplets

Khush aa gai hai jahan ko qalandari meri
Wagarna sher mera kya hai shairi kya hai
The world has warmed to the free, unbound spirit in me; otherwise, what is my verse, what is my poetry?
Freedom · Humility · Self-Knowledge
Related words
PERSIAN

Sher

A lion or tiger; the emblem of royal courage and might. Also a couplet of verse.

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