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Persian · adjective · Being & Non-Being
Aatish-zer-e-pa
आतिश-ज़ेर-ए-पा
Meaning
Restless and impatient, as if with fire beneath one's feet.
Literally: fire under foot
See it in the verse
Aatish-zer-e-pa 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
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