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Khaar-o-Khas

ख़ार-ओ-ख़स
Meaning

Thorns and straw; worthless litter and prickly rubbish.

See it in the verse

Khaar-o-Khas 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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