Persian · phrase · Struggle & the Sword
Dasht-e-Talab
दश्त-ए-तलब
said dasht-e-ta-lab
also written: dasht e talab, dashte talab
Meaning
The desert of seeking; the vast wilderness the seeker crosses in quest of the goal.
Literally: dasht (desert) + talab (seeking, quest)
See it in the verse
Dasht-e-Talab in Iqbal’s couplets
Dil-e-bina bhi kar khuda se talab
Aankh ka nuur dil ka nuur nahin
Aankh ka nuur dil ka nuur nahin
Ask also for a seeing heart; the light of the eye is not the light of the heart.
Self-Knowledge · Awakening
Qalb o nazar ki zindagi dasht mein subh ka samaan
Chashma-e-aftab se nuur ki naddiyan ravaan
Chashma-e-aftab se nuur ki naddiyan ravaan
The life of the heart and the eye is like daybreak in the desert; from the spring of the sun, rivers of light flow out.
Awakening · Hope · Self-Knowledge