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Mor-e-Sulaiman

मोरे सुलैमान
Meaning

The ant of Solomon; the humble ant of the Quranic tale, emblem of the small creature whose speech the prophet understood.

Literally: Solomon's ant

See it in the verse

Mor-e-Sulaiman 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.
Hope · Courage · Unity
Related words
ARABIC

Namla

An ant; the Arabic word, and the Quranic ant-chapter (al-Naml) where an ant warns its colony of Solomon's army.

SANSKRIT

Chinti

An ant; a tiny industrious insect; in lore the ant that spoke to Solomon.

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