[Reader-list] Two Iqbals & One Faiz

[yasir ~]

briefly

i am no scholar of iqbal, but ...

iqbal takes rumi as his mentor and he appears again and again

rumi says
when love is apathetic one is like a bird without feathers/wings (par)
- alas, afsos.
choon na baa shud, ishq raa parwaa e oo
oo cho murgh e maand e be par, waae oo


otoh my wings/feathers (par) and hair (baal) and are the lasso?
(kamand) of the lover (aashiq) and the pull takes me to the (koocha)
street of the beloved.
par o baal e maa, kamand e ishq oost
moo kushanish mee kashad taa koo e dost

imho then, "par nahee" is no feathers, no wings - does not mean 'but',
with which the construction becomes odd too. (parwaz) flight of
words/things (baat) only makes dramatic sense without wings and
feathers (love apathetic) in its influence (asar) in coming from from
the heart (dil).

best




On 9/2/07, rashneek kher <rashneek at gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear Yasir,
>
> Could you help me this one please.
>
> This is the first "misra" of Jawab-e-Shiqwa...
>
> I am sure you have read it,it reads
>
> Jo dil se nikalte hai baat asar rakhte hain
> Par nahee,taqat-e-parwaaz magar rakhte hain
>
> Does par here mean..wings or but
>
> Different scholars have given me different interpretations,could you be kind
> with yours.
>
> Thanks and Regards