Sanskrit · adverb · Qualities & Descriptions
yahaan
यहाँ
said ya-HAAN
also written: yahan
Meaning
Here; at this place.
How Iqbal uses it
Everyday word for 'here'.
See it in the verse
yahaan in Iqbal’s couplets
Tere azad bandon ki na ye duniya na wo duniya
yahan marne ki pabandi wahan jeene ki pabandi
yahan marne ki pabandi wahan jeene ki pabandi
Neither this world nor that one truly belongs to your free spirits — here there are restrictions on dying, there restrictions on living.
Freedom · Justice · Restlessness
Bahut dekhe hain maine mashriq-o-maghrib ke maikhane
Yahan saaqi nahin paida, wahan be-zauq hai sahba
Yahan saaqi nahin paida, wahan be-zauq hai sahba
I have seen many a tavern of the East and the West — here no cup-bearer is born, and there the wine itself is without relish.
Awakening · Self-Knowledge
Tahi zindagi se nahin ye fazayen
Yahan saikron karwan aur bhi hain
Yahan saikron karwan aur bhi hain
These open skies are not empty of life — here there are hundreds of other caravans as well.
Hope · Aspiration · Unity