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Urdu · noun · Nature & the Garden

Gul-e-Ashrafi

गुल-ए-अशरफ़ी

said gul-e-ash-ra-FEE

Meaning

The marigold or pot-marigold, its gold coin-like blooms used in garlands.

Literally: gold-coin flower

See it in the verse

Gul-e-Ashrafi 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.

Hope · Courage · Unity

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