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Jism-o-Jaan

जिस्म-ओ-जान
said jis-m-o-jaan
Meaning

Body and soul; the whole living person, flesh and spirit together.

Literally: lit. body and life

See it in the verse

Jism-o-Jaan 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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