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Persian · interjection · Love & Longing

Chashm-e-baddur

चश्म-ए-बद्दूर
Meaning

'May the evil eye be far' — a loving blessing said to ward harm from a dear one.

Literally: may the eye be distant

See it in the verse

Chashm-e-baddur in Iqbal’s couplets

Keh raha hai mujh se ae joya-e-asrar-e-azal
Chashm-e-dil wa ho to hai taqdeer-e-aalam be-hijab
He says to me: O seeker of the secrets of eternity, if the eye of the heart opens, the destiny of the world stands unveiled.
Self-Knowledge · Awakening · Aspiration
Related words
ARABIC

Nazar / Nigah

Gaze, vision, insight — the discerning eye.

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