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Persian · noun · Nature & the Garden
Kafoor-e-Khaam
काफ़ूर-ए-ख़ाम
said
kaa-foor-e-KHAAM
Meaning
Raw natural camphor, the volatile aromatic crystal from the camphor tree.
See it in the verse
Kafoor-e-Khaam in Iqbal’s couplets
Pukhta hoti hai agar maslahat-andesh ho aql
Ishq ho maslahat-andesh to hai khaam abhi
Reason ripens when it learns to calculate advantage; but love that calculates advantage is still unripe.
Love · Courage · Action
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