Persian · phrase · The Heart & the Body
Deedah-e-Tar
दीदा-ए-तर
said dee-da-e-tar
also written: deedah e tar, deedahe tar, dida-e-tar
Meaning
The moist eye; the tear-wet eye, sign of weeping in grief or longing.
Literally: deedah (eye) + tar (moist, wet)
See it in the verse
Deedah-e-Tar in Iqbal’s couplets
Tu bacha bacha ke na rakh ise tera aaina hai wo aaina
ke shikasta ho to aziz-tar hai nigah-e-aaina-saaz mein
ke shikasta ho to aziz-tar hai nigah-e-aaina-saaz mein
Do not keep your mirror anxiously protected — yours is the kind of mirror that, even when shattered, is dearer in the eyes of its maker.
Courage · Selfhood · Adversity
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
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