Urdu Dictionary
Persian · noun · Spirit & the Divine

Sehra-e-adam

सहरा-ए-अदम
Meaning

The desert of non-existence; the void beyond being.

Literally: wilderness of nothingness

See it in the verse

Sehra-e-adam in Iqbal’s couplets

Uruj-e-adam-e-khaki se anjum sahme jaate hain
Ki ye toota hua tara mah-e-kamil na ban jaaye
The stars take fright at the rise of the human being of dust — afraid that this broken star may yet become a full moon.
Aspiration · Hope · Selfhood
Related words
PERSIAN

Sahra / Dasht

Desert, wilderness, open wasteland.

ARABIC

Adam

Adam, the first human and prophet; in mystic thought, the bearer of the divine trust and vicegerency.

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