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Persian · noun · Nature & the Garden
Biyaban
बयाबान
also written: Bayaban
Meaning
A wilderness, desert or trackless waste.
See it in the verse
Biyaban in Iqbal’s couplets
Guzar-auqat kar leta hai ye koh o bayaban mein
Ki shahin ke liye zillat hai kar-e-ashiyan-bandi
It makes its living among mountains and wilderness, for to the falcon the building of a comfortable nest is a disgrace.
The Falcon · Freedom · Adversity
Related words
PERSIAN
Sahra / Dasht
Desert, wilderness, open wasteland.
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