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Persian · noun · The Heart & the Body

Khauf-zadgi

ख़ौफ़-ज़दगी

said khauf-zad-gee

also written: Khaufzadgi

Meaning

A state of fear or fright; being gripped by dread.

See it in the verse

Khauf-zadgi 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

Related words

Khauf

Fear; dread, apprehension.

Dahshat

Terror, dread, fright.

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