1/2: gumbad

nahin tera nasheman

qasr-e-sultani ke gumbad par

tu shaheen hai basera kar

pahaadon ki chattanon mein

your place is not on

the dome of the royal palace

you are an eagle, find your

place on the rocks of the mountain

Mohammed Iqbal

(18)

gumbad (2) dome

nasheman (1) home, residence

shaheen (3) falcon, eagle

basera (1) rest

chattanon (1) rocks

Theme:Hopes, Aspirations & Dreams (33)

2/2: gumbad

tilism-e-gumbad-e-garduun ko

toD sakte hain

zujaaj ki yeh imaarat hai

sang-e-khaara nahin

the spell of the celestial dome

can surely be broken

it is a structure of glass

not of unbreakable rock

Mohammad Iqbal

(8)

tilism (3) enchantment, spell, magic

gumbad (2) dome

garduun (1) heavens

imaarat (2) structure

sang (3) rock

khaara (1) adamant, tough

Theme:Grit, Resilience & Courage (36)

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