Persian · noun · Nature & the Garden

Baghban

बाग़बाँ
said baagh-BAAN
also written: baghban, gardener
Meaning

The gardener; tender of the chaman who nurtures the rose, an emblem of the guide, teacher or guardian of the community.

Literally: garden-keeper

Usage & notes

Iqbal often addresses or laments the baghban whose neglect lets the garden wither, casting the gardener as the responsible leader of the nation's flowering.