Urdu · idiom · The Heart & the Body
Khoon Ke Aansoo Rona
ख़ून के आँसू रोना
also written: khoon ke ansu rona
Meaning
To weep tears of blood; to grieve in extreme anguish.
Literally: to cry tears of blood
See it in the verse
Khoon Ke Aansoo Rona in Iqbal’s couplets
Ragon mein gardish-e-khun hai agar to kya hasil
Hayat soz-e-jigar ke siwa kuchh aur nahin
Hayat soz-e-jigar ke siwa kuchh aur nahin
If blood merely circulates in your veins, what of it? Life is nothing but the burning of the heart.
Love · Awakening · Restlessness
Mire khaak o khun se tu ne ye jahan kiya hai paida
Sila-e-shahid kya hai tab-o-tab-e-javedana
Sila-e-shahid kya hai tab-o-tab-e-javedana
From my dust and my blood you have brought this world into being; and the reward of the one who gives himself is an everlasting glow.
Selfhood · Action · Aspiration