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Persian · noun · Nature & the Garden
Khizaan-e-Gul
ख़िज़ाँ-ए-गुल
Meaning
The autumn of the rose; the fading of flowers.
Literally: autumn of the rose
See it in the verse
Khizaan-e-Gul in Iqbal’s couplets
Safina-e-barg-e-gul bana lega qafila mor-e-na-tawan ka
Hazar maujon ki ho kashakash magar ye dariya se par hoga
The caravan of feeble ants will make a boat of a rose petal; though a thousand waves clash against it, this boat will cross the river.
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