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Parvez

परवेज़

said par-vez

also written: Khusrau Parvez, Parvaiz

Meaning

Khusrau Parvez, the Sasanian emperor of the romance of Khusrau-o-Shirin, proverbial for fabulous wealth, luxury, and his love of Shirin.

How Iqbal uses it

Parvez is the byword for imperial opulence and the royal lover of Shirin; poets contrast his palace and treasures with Farhad's toil, and his name signifies kingly splendour and indulgence.

See it in the verse

Parvez 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

Shirin

The Armenian princess of Persian romance, beloved of both the Sasanian king Khusrau Parvez and the stonecutter Farhad; her name means 'sweet'.

PERSIAN

Farhad

The stonecutter of Persian romance who, in love with Shirin, was set the impossible task of carving a channel through Mount Bisutun and died on hearing a false report of her death.

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