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Dushman-shikan

दुश्मन-शिकन
Meaning

Enemy-crushing; one who routs and breaks his foes.

Literally: lit. enemy-breaking

See it in the verse

Dushman-shikan in Iqbal’s couplets

Kuch baat hai ki hasti mitti nahin hamari
Sadiyon raha hai dushman daur-e-zaman hamara
There is something about us that refuses to be erased — for centuries the turning of the age itself has been our enemy.
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Related words
PERSIAN

Dushman

An enemy, adversary.

PERSIAN

Saf-shikan

Rank-breaking; one who shatters the enemy's battle-lines.

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