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Persian · noun · Everyday Life
Khwan
ख़्वान
said
khwaan
also written: Khwaan
Meaning
A tray or spread of food; a laid dining table.
See it in the verse
Khwan in Iqbal’s couplets
Tujhe kitab se mumkin nahin faragh ki tu
Kitab-khwan hai magar sahib-e-kitab nahin
You cannot be free of the book, for you are a reader of books but not their master.
Self-Knowledge · Action · Selfhood
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