Persian · noun · Nature & the Garden

Nakhlistaan

नख़्लिस्तान
said nakh-lis-TAAN
also written: Nakhlistan
Meaning

An oasis; a grove of palms in the desert.

Literally: palm-grove land

Usage & notes

The nakhlistaan, the green oasis with its water and palms set amid the burning sands, is an emblem of refuge, mercy, and hope sustained in hardship; it is the promise of life that the desert-crosser strains toward.