Persian · noun · Nature & the Garden
Gul-e-Aftab
गुल-ए-आफ़ताब
said gul-e-aaf-TAAB
also written: Gul-e-aftaab
Meaning
The sunflower, which turns its face toward the sun.
Literally: flower of the sun
See it in the verse
Gul-e-Aftab in Iqbal’s couplets
Qalb o nazar ki zindagi dasht mein subh ka samaan
Chashma-e-aftab se nuur ki naddiyan ravaan
Chashma-e-aftab se nuur ki naddiyan ravaan
The life of the heart and the eye is like daybreak in the desert; from the spring of the sun, rivers of light flow out.
Awakening · Hope · Self-Knowledge
Safina-e-barg-e-gul bana lega qafila mor-e-na-tawan ka
Hazar maujon ki ho kashakash magar ye dariya se par hoga
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.
Hope · Courage · Unity
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