Urdu Dictionary
Arabic · idiom · Mind & Knowledge

Akal par patthar padna

अक्ल पर पत्थर पड़ना
Meaning

For one's judgment to desert one at a crucial moment.

Literally: a stone falling on one's wits

See it in the verse

Akal par patthar padna in Iqbal’s couplets

Patthar ki mooraton mein samjha hai tu Khuda hai
Khaak-e-watan ka mujh ko har zarra devta hai
You have imagined that God dwells within stone idols — for me, every single speck of my homeland's dust is itself a deity.
Unity · Love
← Back to the dictionary