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Sosani-Aasman

सोसनी-आसमान
said SO-sa-nee-aas-MAAN
also written: sosani-asman, lily-blue sky
Meaning

The lily-blue sky; the pale violet-blue heaven likened to the colour of the lily at dusk.

Literally: lily-coloured sky

See it in the verse

Sosani-Aasman in Iqbal’s couplets

Tu shaheen hai parwaz hai kaam tera
Tere saamne aasman aur bhi hain
You are a falcon — flight is your work. There are still more skies in front of you.
The Falcon · Aspiration · Restlessness
Na tu zameen ke liye hai na aasman ke liye
Jahan hai tere liye tu nahin jahan ke liye
You are not made for the earth, nor for the sky — the world is made for you, you are not made for the world.
Selfhood · Aspiration · Freedom
Baatil se dabne wale ai aasman nahin ham
Sau baar kar chuka hai tu imtihan hamara
We are not the kind to be crushed by falsehood, O sky; a hundred times already you have tested us.
Courage · Adversity
Agar kaj-rau hain anjum aasman tera hai ya mera
Mujhe fikr-e-jahan kyun ho jahan tera hai ya mera
If the stars run crooked, is the sky yours or mine? Why should I fret over the world, when the world is yours and not my charge.
Selfhood · Freedom · Courage
Ai himala ai fasil-e-kishwar-e-hindustan
Chumta hai teri peshani ko jhuk kar aasman
O Himalaya, O rampart of the land of India, the sky bends down to kiss your brow.
Humility · Self-Knowledge
Related words
PERSIAN

Sosani

Lily-coloured; the pale violet-blue hue of the lily, used of sky and dusk.

ARABIC

Falak / Aasman

The sky, the heavens, the firmament (aflak = the celestial spheres).

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