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Jaan-baaz

जान-बाज़
Meaning

One who risks his life; a daring, self-sacrificing person.

Literally: lit. life-player

See it in the verse

Jaan-baaz in Iqbal’s couplets

Nigah buland, sukhan dilnawaz, jaan pur-soz
Yahi hai rakht-e-safar mir-e-karvan ke liye
A lofty gaze, speech that wins the heart, a soul that burns with feeling — this alone is the travelling kit a caravan's leader needs.
Leadership · Aspiration
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PERSIAN

Jaan-baazi

The risking of one's life; fearless self-sacrifice in a cause.

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