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Sanskrit · noun · Love & Longing

Til

तिल
said til
Meaning

A mole or beauty-spot (literally a sesame seed).

Literally: sesame seed

How Iqbal uses it

Til is the Indic counterpart of khaal, the tiny dark seed on the cheek that the lover's eye cannot leave alone.

See it in the verse

Til in Iqbal’s couplets

Khudi ka nasheman tere dil mein hai
Falak jis tarah aankh ke til mein hai
The nest of your selfhood is inside your own heart — the way the whole sky lives inside the pupil of an eye.
Selfhood · Self-Knowledge
Related words
ARABIC

Khaal

A beauty-spot or mole on the face.

PERSIAN

Rukhsaar

The cheek; the face.

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