Meaning
Greece; ancient Greek civilisation.
How Iqbal uses it
Yunan, the seat of ancient philosophy, is named first among the perished glories in Tarana-e-Hindi; for Iqbal even the home of reason could not escape the erasing march of time.
See it in the verse
Yunan in Iqbal’s couplets
Yunan o Misr o Roma sab mit gaye jahan se
Ab tak magar hai baqi naam-o-nishan hamara
Ab tak magar hai baqi naam-o-nishan hamara
Greece, Egypt and Rome have all vanished from the world — yet to this day our name and trace remain.
Adversity · Hope
Yunan o Misr o Roma sab mit gaye jahan se
Ab tak magar hai baqi naam-o-nishan hamara
Ab tak magar hai baqi naam-o-nishan hamara
Greece, Egypt and Rome have all vanished from the world — yet to this day our name and trace remain.
Adversity · Hope