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Kilk-e-mar

निश-ए-मार
also written: Nish-e-mar
Meaning

A serpent's fang; the venom-tooth of a snake, an emblem of hidden deadly harm.

Literally: snake's fang

See it in the verse

Kilk-e-mar in Iqbal’s couplets

Ho agar khudnigar-o-khudgar-o-khudgir khudi
Ye bhi mumkin hai ki tu maut se bhi mar na sake
If your selfhood becomes self-seeing, self-making and self-possessed, it is even possible that not even death can make you die.
Selfhood · Self-Knowledge
Related words
PERSIAN

Nish

A sting or fang; the venomous point of a scorpion or bee, or a serpent's fang.

PERSIAN

Mar

A snake or serpent; the Persian word, guardian of hidden treasure in lore.

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