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Aabla-pai

आबला-पाई
Meaning

The state of having blistered feet from long journeying.

Literally: blistered-footedness

See it in the verse

Aabla-pai in Iqbal’s couplets

Kabhi jo aawara-e-junun the vo bastiyon mein phir aa basenge
Barahna-paai vahi rahegi magar naya khaarzaar hoga
Those who once wandered in the wilderness of passion will come back and settle in the towns; the bare feet will be the same, but the field of thorns will be new.
Adversity · Restlessness · Courage
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