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Persian · noun · Nature & the Garden

Khaar-e-Mughilan

ख़ार-ए-मुग़ीलाँ
said khaar-e-mu-ghee-LAAN
Meaning

The camel-thorn acacia of the desert, a byword for the hardships of the journey.

Literally: thorn of Mughilan

See it in the verse

Khaar-e-Mughilan in Iqbal’s couplets

Ye aql o dil hain sharar shola-e-mohabbat ke
Wo khar-o-khas ke liye hai ye nistan ke liye
Both intellect and heart are sparks of the flame of love — one is meant for thorns and straw, the other for a whole reed-bed.
Love · Self-Knowledge · Action
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