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Persian · noun · Nation, Faith & Society

Diwan-E-Khaas

दीवान-ए-ख़ास
said dee-WAAN-e-KHAAS
also written: diwan-e-khas, divan-e-khaas, deewan-e-khaas
Meaning

The hall of private audience where a king met nobles and dignitaries in select council.

Literally: Court of the select few.

See it in the verse

Diwan-E-Khaas in Iqbal’s couplets

Ye aql o dil hain sharar shola-e-mohabbat ke
Wo khar-o-khas ke liye hai ye nistan ke liye
Both intellect and heart are sparks of the flame of love — one is meant for thorns and straw, the other for a whole reed-bed.
Love · Self-Knowledge · Action
Related words
PERSIAN

Diwan-E-Aam

The hall of public audience where a king received the common people and heard petitions.

PERSIAN

Darbar

A royal court; the formal assembly of a king with his nobles and petitioners.

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