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Sanskrit · noun · Nature & the Garden

Suraj-mukhi

सूरजमुखी
said soo-raj-mu-khi
also written: Surajmukhi
Meaning

A sunflower.

Literally: sun-facing

See it in the verse

Suraj-mukhi in Iqbal’s couplets

Khol aankh, zameen dekh, falak dekh, fiza dekh
Mashriq se ubharte hue suraj ko zara dekh
Open your eyes — look at the earth, the sky, the open air; just look at the sun rising in the east.
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