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Persian · noun · The Heart & the Body
Khauf-o-Haraas
ख़ौफ़-ओ-हरास
said
khauf-o-ha-raas
Meaning
Fear and dread; deep apprehension and terror.
Literally: lit. fear and terror
See it in the verse
Khauf-o-Haraas in Iqbal’s couplets
Hazar khauf ho lekin zaban ho dil ki rafiq
Yahi raha hai azal se qalandaron ka tariq
Let there be a thousand fears, yet let the tongue stay true to the heart; this has been the way of free spirits since the beginning of time.
Courage · Selfhood · Self-Knowledge
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