Meaning
The bird of the sanctuary; the sacred bird of the Haram.
How Iqbal uses it
The tair-e-haram, the bird dwelling in the sacred precinct, figures the soul that belongs to the holy and is safe within its bounds; Iqbal sets the sanctuary-bird, secure in its sacred home, against the captive bird longing in the worldly cage.
See it in the verse
Tair-e-Haram in Iqbal’s couplets
Ai tair-e-lahooti us rizq se maut achhi
Jis rizq se aati ho parvaaz mein kotahi
Jis rizq se aati ho parvaaz mein kotahi
O celestial bird, better death than the sustenance that brings any shortfall to your flight.
Freedom · The Falcon
Khud badalte nahin Quran ko badal dete hain
Hue kis darja faqeehan-e-haram be-taufeeq
Hue kis darja faqeehan-e-haram be-taufeeq
They will not change themselves, so they reinterpret the Quran instead — how utterly bereft of grace the jurists of the sanctuary have become.
Justice · Awakening · Courage
Mard-e-Khuda ka amal ishq se sahib-e-firogh
Ishq hai asl-e-hayat maut hai is par haraam
Ishq hai asl-e-hayat maut hai is par haraam
The deeds of the man of God shine with love; love is the essence of life, and death is forbidden to touch it.
Love · Aspiration · Action
Related words
ARABIC
Tuyoor
Birds (plural); the flying creatures of the air, the assembled fowl of the garden or the Quranic flights.
ARABIC
Haram
The sacred sanctuary, especially the precinct of the Kaaba; a place of inviolable holiness.
ARABIC
Tair-e-Lahooti
The bird of the divine realm; the celestial bird of the soul.