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Persian · noun · The Heart & the Body

Khaar-khaar

ख़ार-ख़ार
Meaning

A persistent prickling unease; a nagging anxiety of the heart.

Literally: thorn-thorn

See it in the verse

Khaar-khaar in Iqbal’s couplets

Ye aql o dil hain sharar shola-e-mohabbat ke
Wo khar-o-khas ke liye hai ye nistan ke liye
Both intellect and heart are sparks of the flame of love — one is meant for thorns and straw, the other for a whole reed-bed.
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