Analysis of Jawab-e-Shik
Allama Muhammad Iqbal 1877 (Sialkot, Punjab) – 1938 (Lahore, Punjab)
Whatever comes out of the heart is effective
It has no wings but has the power of flight
It has holy origins, it aims at elegance
It rises from dust, but has access to the celestial world
My love was seditious, rebellious and clever
My fearless wailing rent through the sky
On hearing it the sun said, 'Somewhere there is somebody! '
The planets said, 'At the 'Arsh-i-Bar
Scheme | XX XX XX XX |
---|---|
Poetic Form | Couplet |
Metre | 10111011010 11111101011 1110100111100 11011111100101 111010010010 110101101 110101111110 010110111 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 388 |
Words | 70 |
Sentences | 2 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2 |
Lines Amount | 8 |
Letters per line (avg) | 37 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 73 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 17 |
Font size:
Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
- 20 sec read
- 158 Views
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Jawab-e-Shik" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 11 May 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/1564/jawab-e-shik>.
Discuss this Allama Muhammad Iqbal poem analysis with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In