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Persian · noun · Everyday Life

Aafat-e-Jaan

आफ़त-ए-जाँ
said aa-fat-e-jaan
Meaning

A peril to life; something that endangers or torments one's very being.

Literally: calamity of life

See it in the verse

Aafat-e-Jaan in Iqbal’s couplets

Nigah buland, sukhan dilnawaz, jaan pur-soz
Yahi hai rakht-e-safar mir-e-karvan ke liye
A lofty gaze, speech that wins the heart, a soul that burns with feeling — this alone is the travelling kit a caravan's leader needs.
Leadership · Aspiration
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