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Sadaf-e-gosh

सदफ़े गोश
Meaning

The shell of the ear; the ear's spiral hollow likened to a seashell holding the pearl of a word.

Literally: ear-shell

See it in the verse

Sadaf-e-gosh in Iqbal’s couplets

Har guhar ne sadaf ko toD diya
Tu hi aamada-e-zuhur nahin
Every pearl has broken open its shell; only you are unwilling to come forth.
Selfhood · Courage · Awakening
Related words
ARABIC

Sadaf

The oyster-shell that holds the pearl.

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