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Persian · noun · Nature & the Garden
Gird-baad
गिर्द-बाद
also written: Gardbaad
Meaning
A whirlwind; a spinning column of wind and dust.
Literally: circling wind
See it in the verse
Gird-baad in Iqbal’s couplets
Ye payam de gai hai mujhe baad-e-subh-gahi
Ki khudi ke aarifon ka hai maqam padshahi
The morning breeze brought me this message: the station of those who truly know selfhood is sovereignty.
Selfhood · Self-Knowledge · Leadership
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