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Persian · adverb · Qualities & Descriptions
Sar-e-dast
सरेदस्त
said
sa-re-dast
also written: Saredast
Meaning
For the present, right now, or at hand.
See it in the verse
Sar-e-dast in Iqbal’s couplets
Main jo sar-ba-sajda hua kabhi to zameen se aane lagi sada
Tera dil to hai sanam-aashna tujhe kya milega namaz mein
Whenever I bowed my head in prostration, a voice rose from the earth: your heart is in love with idols — what will you gain from prayer?
Self-Knowledge · Humility
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