diff --git a/web/public/logo/shamsa.svg b/web/public/logo/shamsa.svg
index 62dfc07b..1abc6bc2 100644
--- a/web/public/logo/shamsa.svg
+++ b/web/public/logo/shamsa.svg
@@ -1 +1 @@
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diff --git a/web/src/layouts/Base.astro b/web/src/layouts/Base.astro
index d4e7b8e3..8bac4e88 100644
--- a/web/src/layouts/Base.astro
+++ b/web/src/layouts/Base.astro
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ interface Props { title?: string; description?: string; q?: string }
 const { title, description = 'اردو کا کلاسیکی ادب', q = '' } = Astro.props;
 const fullTitle = title ? `${title} · دیوان` : 'دیوان · اردو کا کلاسیکی ادب';
 import Icon from '../components/Icon.astro';
+import shamsa from '../../public/logo/shamsa.svg?raw'; // inline, so the page can turn its rays
 ---
 <!doctype html>
 <html lang="ur-PK" dir="rtl">
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ import Icon from '../components/Icon.astro';
   <body data-user={Astro.locals.user ? '1' : undefined}>
     <header class="site-header">
       <div class="wrap">
-        <a class="wordmark" href="/" title="سرورق"><img class="logo" src="/logo/shamsa.svg" width="72" height="72" alt="دیوان" /></a>
+        <a class="wordmark" href="/" title="سرورق"><Fragment set:html={shamsa.replace('<svg ', '<svg class="logo" ')} /></a>
         <form class="search-form" action="/search" method="get" role="search">
           <input type="search" name="q" id="q" data-urdu value={q} placeholder="شعر، لفظ یا عبارت تلاش کریں" aria-label="تلاش" autocomplete="off" />
           <button type="button" id="rom-toggle" class="in-box rom" aria-label="رومن حروف سے اردو" aria-pressed="false" title="رومن حروف سے اردو ٹائپنگ (dil → دل)">اب</button>
diff --git a/web/src/styles/global.css b/web/src/styles/global.css
index 2670e13d..e0567718 100644
--- a/web/src/styles/global.css
+++ b/web/src/styles/global.css
@@ -89,8 +89,13 @@ body { margin: 0; background: var(--surface-page); color: var(--text); font-fami
 .site-header .wrap { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; flex-wrap: wrap; padding-top: 12px; }
 .wordmark { display: flex; flex: none; }
 /* the logo: the shamsa with دیوان inside, sized with the viewport */
-.wordmark .logo { width: clamp(52px, 13vw, 72px); height: auto; filter: drop-shadow(0 1px 3px rgb(0 0 0 / .15)); transition: transform .3s; }
-.wordmark:hover .logo { transform: rotate(8deg); }
+.wordmark .logo { width: clamp(52px, 13vw, 72px); height: auto; filter: drop-shadow(0 1px 3px rgb(0 0 0 / .15)); overflow: visible; }
+/* on hover the two layers of rays turn opposite ways; the blue disc and the word stay still */
+.logo .rays-long, .logo .rays-short { transform-box: fill-box; transform-origin: center; }
+.wordmark:hover .rays-long, .wordmark:focus-visible .rays-long { animation: rays 9s linear infinite; }
+.wordmark:hover .rays-short, .wordmark:focus-visible .rays-short { animation: rays 9s linear infinite reverse; }
+@keyframes rays { to { transform: rotate(360deg); } }
+@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .wordmark .logo g { animation: none !important; } }
 .search-form { flex: 1; min-width: 0; display: flex; position: relative; }
 .search-form input { background: var(--surface-sunken); }
 .search-form input { flex: 1; min-width: 0; padding: 4px 14px; padding-inline-end: 116px; } /* min-width 0: shrinks instead of pushing past the icons */