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Sahil-Ba-Dast

साहिल-ब-दस्त
said SAA-hil-ba-DAST
also written: sahil-ba-dast
Meaning

With the shore in hand; near to safety, on the verge of reaching the bank.

Literally: shore-in-hand

See it in the verse

Sahil-Ba-Dast 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
Related words
ARABIC

Saahil

Shore, coast, the safe bank.

ARABIC

Mauj

Wave; a surge or swell.

PERSIAN

Kinara

Bank, shore, edge.

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