Panah- shade/protection/shelter

• This word is used beautifully in a couplet written by poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz.

Ankhon ke dariche main kisi husn ki jhalkan
Aur dil ke panahon main kisi dard ka dera

Rough Translation:

In the window of the eyes, a glance of beauty

and in the shelter of the heart a dwelling of pain.

 

• The word Panah is also used as a name for boys. Panah Huseynov (born in 1957), also known as Panah Huseyn or Panah Huseynli was the 1st Secretary of State and 5th Prime Minister of Azerbaijan.