Urdu Dictionary

Persian · noun · Nature & the Garden

Gulmohar

गुलमोहर

said gul-MO-har

also written: Gul-mohar

Meaning

The flame tree or royal poinciana, ablaze with scarlet summer blossom.

Literally: peacock flower

See it in the verse

Gulmohar 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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