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Gauhar-afshaan

गौहर-अफ़शां
Meaning

Pearl-scattering; eloquent, strewing words like jewels.

Literally: lit. pearl-scattering

See it in the verse

Gauhar-afshaan in Iqbal’s couplets

Tamanna dard-e-dil ki ho to kar khidmat faqeeron ki
Nahin milta ye gauhar baadshahon ke khazeenon mein
If you long for a heart that truly feels, then serve the poor and the humble; this jewel is not found in the treasuries of kings.
Humility · Love · Self-Knowledge
Related words
ARABIC

Jauhar

Substance, the essence of a thing that subsists in itself, as opposed to accident.

PERSIAN

Gul-rez

Flower-scattering; strewing roses, hence lavishly beautiful or generous.

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