Persian · noun · Love & Longing

Rukhsaar-e-Gul

रुख़सार-ए-गुल
said rukh-saar-e-gul
Meaning

The rose-cheek; the cheek blooming like a rose.

Literally: rose-cheek

How Iqbal uses it

The cheek likened to the open rose carries colour, softness, and the fragility of a bloom that must fade; a staple of the sarapa's floral imagery.