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Urdu · idiom · Love & Longing

Aankhein Bichana

आँखें बिछाना

also written: aankhen bichhana

Meaning

To await someone eagerly and welcome them warmly.

Literally: to spread out one's eyes (as a carpet)

See it in the verse

Aankhein Bichana in Iqbal’s couplets

Khol kar aankhen mere aaeena-e-guftar mein dekh
Aane wale daur ki dhundli si ek tasveer dekh

Open your eyes and look into the mirror of my words — see the faint, blurred picture of the age that is coming.

Awakening · Hope · Leadership

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