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Gul-Chehra

गुल-चेहरा
said gul-che-hraa
Meaning

Rose-faced; having a face fresh and blooming as a rose.

Literally: rose-faced

How Iqbal uses it

Gul-chehra makes the open rose the model of the beloved's bright, soft face; one more bloom in the floral catalogue of the beautiful countenance.

See it in the verse

Gul-Chehra in Iqbal’s couplets

Safina-e-barg-e-gul bana lega qafila mor-e-na-tawan ka
Hazar maujon ki ho kashakash magar ye dariya se par hoga
The caravan of feeble ants will make a boat of a rose petal; though a thousand waves clash against it, this boat will cross the river.
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Related words
PERSIAN

Gul-Rukh

Rose-faced; having a face fresh and lovely as a rose.

PERSIAN

Chehra

The face; the countenance.

PERSIAN

Gul-Izaar

Rose-cheeked; having cheeks blooming like roses.

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