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Persian · noun · Nature & the Garden
Barg-e-Sabz
बर्ग-ए-सब्ज़
said
barg-e-SABZ
Meaning
A green leaf, often offered as a humble token of goodwill.
Literally: green leaf
See it in the verse
Barg-e-Sabz in Iqbal’s couplets
Safina-e-barg-e-gul bana lega qafila mor-e-na-tawan ka
Hazar maujon ki ho kashakash magar ye dariya se par hoga
The caravan of feeble ants will make a boat of a rose petal; though a thousand waves clash against it, this boat will cross the river.
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