Urdu · idiom · The Heart & the Body
Khoon Safed Hona
ख़ून सफ़ेद होना
also written: khoon safaid hona
Meaning
For natural affection to die; to become heartless toward kin.
Literally: for the blood to turn white
See it in the verse
Khoon Safed Hona 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