Persian · noun · Everyday Life
Sahil-Khana
साहिलख़ाना
said saa-hil-KHAA-na
also written: sahilkhana, sahil-khanah
Meaning
A riverside or shore pavilion; a building set on the water's edge.
Literally: House of the shore.
See it in the verse
Sahil-Khana in Iqbal’s couplets
Jinhen main dhundhta tha aasmanon mein zaminon mein
Wo nikle mere zulmat-khana-e-dil ke makinon mein
Wo nikle mere zulmat-khana-e-dil ke makinon mein
Those I searched for across the skies and the earth turned out to dwell in the darkened house of my own heart.
Self-Knowledge · Awakening · Selfhood
Banaya ishq ne dariya-e-na-paida-karan mujh ko
Ye meri khud-nigah-dari mera sahil na ban jae
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