Meaning of
sang-e-marmar
संग-ए-मरमर • سنگ مرمر
English
marble
Hindi
संगमरमर
Urdu
سنگ مرمر
Origin
Persian
Ash'aar
apni parchhaai se hi dar jaayenge ik din
log musafir hain apne ghar jaayenge ik din
yah mahlon ki zeenat yah sang-e-marmar kya hain
yah bhi paani ban ke samandar jaayenge ik din
0
suhaagan bhi bataa degi magar tum poochho vidhwa se
ye mangalsutra zever ke alaava bhi bahut kuchh hai
ye kya ik maqbare ko aakhri had maan baithe ho
mohabbat sang-e-marmar ke alaava bhi bahut kuchh hai
127
apni miTTi hi pe chalne ka saleeqa seekho
sang-e-marmar pe chaloge to fisal jaaoge
14
tum jo hansati ho to mastaana kanwal lagti ho
meer ka she'r ho ghalib kii ghazal lagti ho
sang-e-marmar se tarasha hua shaffaaf badan
saans leta hua ik taajmahal lagti ho
9
sang-e-marmar ki moorat nahin aadmi
is qadar khoobsurat nahin aadmi
chand qisson ki darkaar hai bas ise
aadmi ki zaroorat nahin aadmi
5
garibon ki muhabbat ka nahin hai mol koi ab
vagarna dekhte saare jahaan men sangmarmar tum
4
taaj ko kab tak nihaaru baith tanhaa
yaanii mujh ko bhi banaao sangmarmar
3
sangemarmar ki tum koi moorat nahin
itni zyaada bhi tum khoobsurat nahin
tujhko meri zaroorat nahin hai agar
mujh...ko bhi teri koi zaroorat nahin
1
apni parchhaai se hi dar jaayenge ik din
log musafir hain apne ghar jaayenge ik din
yah mahlon ki zeenat yah sang-e-marmar kya hain
yah bhi paani ban ke samandar jaayenge ik din
0
suhaagan bhi bataa degi magar tum poochho vidhwa se
ye mangalsutra zever ke alaava bhi bahut kuchh hai
ye kya ik maqbare ko aakhri had maan baithe ho
mohabbat sang-e-marmar ke alaava bhi bahut kuchh hai
127
Nuance
Sang-e-marmar evokes the timeless beauty and cold elegance of marble. In poetry, it often symbolizes purity, permanence, and the silent strength of nature's artistry.
Poetic Usage
Poets use sang-e-marmar to depict the contrast between the eternal and the ephemeral, the coldness of stone against the warmth of human emotion.
Closing Insight
Sang-e-marmar stands as a testament to nature's enduring artistry.