Persian · adjective · Struggle & the Sword
Khoongir
ख़ूनगीर
said khoon-GEER
also written: khungir, khoon-gir
Meaning
Blood-shedding, bloodthirsty; that which takes blood, an epithet of a deadly sword.
Literally: blood-taking
See it in the verse
Khoongir 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