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Gulistan-e-Iram

गुलिस्तान-ए-इरम

said gu-lis-taan-e-i-ram

also written: gulistan e iram, gulistane iram, gulistan-e-irum

Meaning

The garden of Iram; the fabled paradise-garden of the ancient tribe of Aad, a byword for earthly Eden.

Literally: gulistan (rose-garden) + Iram (the legendary lost garden-city)

See it in the verse

Gulistan-e-Iram in Iqbal’s couplets

Aaj bhi ho jo Baraheem ka iman paida
Aag kar sakti hai andaz-e-gulistan paida

Even today, if the faith of Abraham were born again, the fire itself could be made to bloom like a garden.

Courage · Adversity · Hope

Related words

PERSIAN

Gulistaan

A rose-garden, a flower-garden, a place full of blooming roses.

ARABIC

Iram

The fabled lost garden-city of pillars built by Shaddad, mentioned in the Qur'an, destroyed and buried in the sands as a sign of divine wrath against arrogance.

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