Persian · noun · Being & Non-Being
Deeda-war
दीदा-वर
said dee-da-VAR
also written: Deedawar
Meaning
One possessed of true sight; a discerning, perceptive observer of worth.
Literally: sight-possessing
How Iqbal uses it
The rare beholder who recognises hidden value; the poet famously laments that the world produces gems for ages before a single deeda-war is born to see them.
See it in the verse
Deeda-war in Iqbal’s couplets
Hazaron saal nargis apni be-noori pe roti hai
Badi mushkil se hota hai chaman mein deedavar paida
Badi mushkil se hota hai chaman mein deedavar paida
For thousands of years the narcissus weeps over its own sightlessness — only with great difficulty is a truly seeing one born in the garden.
Self-Knowledge · Aspiration
Gulzar-e-hast-o-bud na begana-war dekh
Hai dekhne ki cheez ise bar bar dekh
Hai dekhne ki cheez ise bar bar dekh
Do not look at the garden of existence like a stranger — it is a thing worth seeing; look at it again and again.
Awakening · Hope · Self-Knowledge
Zahir ki aankh se na tamasha kare koi
Ho dekhna to dida-e-dil va kare koi
Ho dekhna to dida-e-dil va kare koi
Let no one watch the spectacle with the outward eye alone; if you would truly see, open the eye of the heart.
Self-Knowledge · Awakening