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Persian · noun · Being & Non-Being
Jism-o-Rooh
जिस्म-ओ-रूह
also written: Jism-o-Ruh
Meaning
Body and soul; the material and spiritual halves of a person.
See it in the verse
Jism-o-Rooh in Iqbal’s couplets
Uqabi rooh jab bedar hoti hai jawanon mein
Nazar aati hai un ko apni manzil aasmanon mein
When the eagle's spirit awakens in the young, they begin to see their destination up among the skies.
Youth · The Falcon · Awakening
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