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Daawat-khaana

दावतख़ाना

said daa-wat khaa-naa

also written: Dawatkhana

Meaning

A reception or banqueting hall where guests are entertained.

Literally: invitation-house

See it in the verse

Daawat-khaana in Iqbal’s couplets

Jinhen main dhundhta tha aasmanon mein zaminon mein
Wo nikle mere zulmat-khana-e-dil ke makinon mein

Those I searched for across the skies and the earth turned out to dwell in the darkened house of my own heart.

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