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Aatish-e-Nimrud

आतिश-ए-नमरूद

said aa-tish-e-nim-rood

also written: aatish e nimrud, aatishe nimrud, atish-e-namrood

Meaning

The fire of Nimrod; the pyre into which Abraham was cast, which God turned cool, a figure for faith's triumph over tyranny.

Literally: aatish (fire) + Nimrud (the tyrant Nimrod)

See it in the verse

Aatish-e-Nimrud in Iqbal’s couplets

Be-khatar kud pada aatish-e-Nimrood mein ishq
Aql hai mahv-e-tamasha-e-lab-e-baam abhi

Love leapt fearlessly into the fire — while reason still stood on the rooftop's edge, lost in watching the spectacle.

Courage · Love · Action

Related words

Aatish

Fire.

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