Persian · noun · Qualities & Descriptions
Tab-o-Tavaan
ताब-ओ-तवां
said TAAB-o-ta-VAAN
also written: tab-o-tavan,taab-o-tawaan
Meaning
Strength and power; the capacity to endure and to do.
See it in the verse
Tab-o-Tavaan in Iqbal’s couplets
Ahval-e-mohabbat mein kuch farq nahin aisa
Soz o tab-o-taab avval soz o tab-o-taab aakhir
Soz o tab-o-taab avval soz o tab-o-taab aakhir
In the states of love there is no real difference — the same burning and restless glow at the start, the same burning and restless glow at the end.
Love · Restlessness · Self-Knowledge
Mire khaak o khun se tu ne ye jahan kiya hai paida
Sila-e-shahid kya hai tab-o-tab-e-javedana
Sila-e-shahid kya hai tab-o-tab-e-javedana
From my dust and my blood you have brought this world into being; and the reward of the one who gives himself is an everlasting glow.
Selfhood · Action · Aspiration
Isi kashmakash mein guzrin meri zindagi ki raaten
Kabhi soz-o-saz-e-rumi kabhi pech-o-tab-e-razi
Kabhi soz-o-saz-e-rumi kabhi pech-o-tab-e-razi
The nights of my life passed in this very struggle: now the fire and harmony of Rumi, now the restless reasoning of Razi.
Love · Self-Knowledge · Restlessness
Safina-e-barg-e-gul bana lega qafila mor-e-na-tawan ka
Hazar maujon ki ho kashakash magar ye dariya se par hoga
Hazar maujon ki ho kashakash magar ye dariya se par hoga
The caravan of feeble ants will make a boat of a rose petal; though a thousand waves clash against it, this boat will cross the river.
Hope · Courage · Unity