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Sanskrit · noun · Nature & the Garden
Chahak
चहक
Meaning
The chirping or warbling of birds; cheerfulness.
See it in the verse
Chahak in Iqbal’s couplets
Shakh-e-gul par chahak wa-lekin
Kar apni khudi mein aashiyana
Sing, by all means, on the rose-branch — but build your nest within your own selfhood.
Selfhood · Self-Knowledge
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