Persian · noun · Poetry, Speech & Art
Zaban
ज़बान
said za-BAAN
also written: Zabaan,Zuban,Zubaan
Meaning
Language or tongue — in poetics, the idiom and command of language by which a poet's correctness is judged.
Literally: tongue, language
See it in the verse
Zaban in Iqbal’s couplets
Hazar khauf ho lekin zaban ho dil ki rafiq
Yahi raha hai azal se qalandaron ka tariq
Yahi raha hai azal se qalandaron ka tariq
Let there be a thousand fears, yet let the tongue stay true to the heart; this has been the way of free spirits since the beginning of time.
Courage · Selfhood · Self-Knowledge
Aazad mujh ko kar de o qaid karne wale
Main be-zaban hun qaidi tu chhod kar dua le
Main be-zaban hun qaidi tu chhod kar dua le
Set me free, you who keep me caged; I am a voiceless captive, release me and earn a blessing.
Freedom · Justice
Related words
PERSIAN
Roz-Marra
Everyday or daily; the routine of day-to-day life and ordinary idiom.
ARABIC
Muhavara
An idiom or established turn of phrase whose meaning is fixed by usage rather than its literal words.
ARABIC
Fasahat
Eloquence and purity of language — the quality of speech that is clear, correct and free of awkwardness.