Persian · noun · Nature & the Garden
Khaar-e-Sahra
ख़ार-ए-सहरा
said KHAAR-e-SEH-raa
also written: khar-e-sahra, desert thorn
Meaning
The desert thorn; the dry spine of the waste that pricks the wanderer's foot, an emblem of hardship on the road.
Literally: thorn of the desert
See it in the verse
Khaar-e-Sahra 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
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
Sama sakta nahin pahna-e-fitrat mein mera sauda
Ghalat tha ai junun shayad tera andaza-e-sahra
Ghalat tha ai junun shayad tera andaza-e-sahra
My passion cannot be contained even in the vastness of nature; O madness, perhaps your measure of the desert was wrong.
Restlessness · Aspiration · Selfhood