Meaning
The gentle morning breeze from the east, the soft wind that stirs the garden at dawn.
Usage & notes
Saba is the courier of the garden, the breeze that carries scents and messages between the rose and the lover and rouses the sleeping flowers. Iqbal uses it as the messenger wind that bears tidings, awakens the dormant spirit, and links the parts of a living community.
Related words
ARABIC
Naseem
A soft, fragrant breeze, the gentle cool air of morning.
PERSIAN
Baad-e-Saba
The morning breeze of the east, the fragrant dawn wind that wakes the garden.
PERSIAN
Baad
Wind, the moving air in its general sense.
PERSIAN
Bahaar
Spring, the season of bloom and renewal when the garden returns to life.