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Gul-e-Khaira

गुल-ए-ख़ैरा
said gul-e-KHAI-ra
Meaning

The hollyhock or marshmallow flower, valued as a demulcent in herbal medicine.

See it in the verse

Gul-e-Khaira 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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