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Shauq-e-Deedaar

शौक़-ए-दीदार
Meaning

Eagerness to behold the beloved; the longing for a sight of the face.

Literally: longing for the vision

See it in the verse

Shauq-e-Deedaar in Iqbal’s couplets

Mana ki teri deed ke qabil nahin hoon main
Tu mera shauq dekh mera intizar dekh
Granted, I am not yet worthy of the sight of you — but look at my longing, look at how I wait.
Humility · Love · Aspiration
Related words
PERSIAN

Hasrat-e-deedaar

The unfulfilled longing to behold the beloved.

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