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Darvesh

दरवेश
also written: Dervish
Meaning

A Sufi ascetic who lives in poverty and devotion, often attached to an order.

See it in the verse

Darvesh in Iqbal’s couplets

Parindon ki duniya ka darvesh hoon main
Ki shaheen banata nahin aashiyana
I am the dervish of the world of birds — for the falcon never builds itself a nest.
The Falcon · Freedom
Related words
ARABIC

Faqr

Spiritual poverty; the dervish's chosen detachment from wealth and power.

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