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Khamosh-nawa

ख़ामोश-नवा
said khaa-mosh-na-waa
also written: khamosh-nawa
Meaning

Silent-voiced; whose song or melody is hushed.

Literally: khamosh (silent) + nawa (voice, melody).

See it in the verse

Khamosh-nawa in Iqbal’s couplets

Faqir-e-rah ko bakhshe gae asrar-e-sultani
Baha meri nava ki daulat-e-parvez hai saqi
To the wayfaring beggar were granted the secrets of kingship; the price of my song is the whole treasure of Parvez.
Self-Knowledge · Humility · Selfhood
Related words
PERSIAN

Nawa

Sound, melody, song, or the impassioned cry of a bird or poet.

PERSIAN

Benawa

Destitute, having no means; voiceless and poor.

PERSIAN

Naghma

A song, melody, or musical strain.

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