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Haqeeqat-been

हक़ीक़त-बीं
Meaning

One who perceives the truth or inner reality of things.

Literally: lit. reality-seeing

See it in the verse

Haqeeqat-been in Iqbal’s couplets

Kabhi ai haqeeqat-e-muntazir nazar aa libas-e-majaz mein
Ki hazaron sajde tarap rahe hain meri jabeen-e-niyaz mein
O long-awaited Truth, show yourself once in the dress of the visible — for a thousand prostrations are stirring restlessly on my brow of longing.
Love · Aspiration · Restlessness
Related words
ARABIC

Haqeeqat

Reality; the Truth, the ultimate essence (the opposite of majaz).

PERSIAN

Zaahir-been

One who sees only the surface; superficial in perception.

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