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Persian · noun · Nature & the Garden

Gul-e-Surkh

गुल-ए-सुर्ख़
said gul-e-SURKH
Meaning

The red rose, the archetypal beloved-flower of Persian and Urdu verse.

Literally: red flower

See it in the verse

Gul-e-Surkh 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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