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Persian · noun · Struggle & the Sword
Saahil-e-murad
साहिल-ए-मुराद
Meaning
The shore of one's desire; the safe haven of a wish fulfilled.
Literally: 'shore of desire'
See it in the verse
Saahil-e-murad in Iqbal’s couplets
Banaya ishq ne dariya-e-na-paida-karan mujh ko
Ye meri khud-nigah-dari mera sahil na ban jae
Love has made me a river with no visible shore; I fear my own self-guarding may become the bank that hems me in.
Love · Restlessness · Freedom
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