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Persian · noun · Iqbal's Emblems

Gurg-e-baran-dida

गुर्गे बारांदीदा

Meaning

A rain-seasoned wolf; a wily old wolf that has 'seen many rains', a byword for a hardened, experienced schemer.

Literally: rain-seen wolf

See it in the verse

Gurg-e-baran-dida in Iqbal’s couplets

Zahir ki aankh se na tamasha kare koi
Ho dekhna to dida-e-dil va kare koi

Let no one watch the spectacle with the outward eye alone; if you would truly see, open the eye of the heart.

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Related words

Gurg

A wolf; in fable the predator that menaces the flock.

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