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Persian · noun · Selfhood & Will
Gosha-e-tanhaai
गोशा-ए-तन्हाई
Meaning
A corner of solitude; a secluded retreat for aloneness.
Literally: 'corner of loneliness'
See it in the verse
Gosha-e-tanhaai in Iqbal’s couplets
Nahin is khuli faza mein koi gosha-e-faraghat
Ye jahan ajab jahan hai na qafas na aashiyana
In this open expanse there is no corner of idle rest; this is a strange world, neither a cage nor a nest.
Action · Freedom · Restlessness
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