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Persian · adjective · Struggle & the Sword
Balaa-khez
बला-ख़ेज़
Meaning
Calamity-raising; that which provokes disaster or affliction.
Literally: lit. calamity-rising
See it in the verse
Balaa-khez in Iqbal’s couplets
Digar-gun hai jahan taron ki gardish tez hai saqi
Dil-e-har-zarra mein ghaugha-e-rusta-khez hai saqi
The world is changing, the wheeling of the stars is swift; in the heart of every atom there is the tumult of a rising.
Awakening · Hope · Restlessness
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