Persian · adjective · Qualities & Descriptions
zinda
ज़िंदा
said ZIN-daa
also written: zinda
Meaning
Alive; living.
How Iqbal uses it
From 'zindagi' (life); a vital theme, the living spirit versus the dead.
See it in the verse
zinda in Iqbal’s couplets
Nigah-e-ishq dil-e-zinda ki talash mein hai
Shikar-e-murda sazawar-e-shahbaz nahin
Shikar-e-murda sazawar-e-shahbaz nahin
The gaze of love is searching for a living heart — dead quarry is not worthy of the royal falcon.
Love · The Falcon · Awakening
Be-huzuri hai teri maut ka raaz
Zinda ho tu to be-huzur nahin
Zinda ho tu to be-huzur nahin
Absence from the present is the secret of your death; if you are truly alive, you are never absent.
Awakening · Self-Knowledge
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