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Persian · adjective · Character & Virtue
Chashm-posh
चश्मपोश
Meaning
One who overlooks faults; forbearing or indulgent.
Literally: eye-closing
See it in the verse
Chashm-posh 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
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