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Persian · noun · Nation, Faith & Society

Shahr-e-veeran

शहर-ए-वीराँ
Meaning

A ruined or deserted city; a town emptied of life.

Literally: desolate city

See it in the verse

Shahr-e-veeran in Iqbal’s couplets

Nahin hai naumeed Iqbal apni kisht-e-veeran se
Zara nam ho to ye mitti badi zarkhez hai saqi
Iqbal is not without hope, even from his barren field — let there be a little moisture, cupbearer, and this soil is wonderfully fertile.
Hope · Aspiration
Related words
PERSIAN

Veerana

A desolate, ruined or uninhabited place; a wasteland.

PERSIAN

Shahr

A city or town.

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