Urdu Dictionary

Persian · noun · Nature & the Garden

Maadaniyat-e-Zar

मादनियात-ए-ज़र

said maa-da-ni-yat-e-zar

Meaning

Gold-bearing mineral deposit; a gold ore-body.

See it in the verse

Maadaniyat-e-Zar in Iqbal’s couplets

Khudi ko na de seem-o-zar ke ewaz
Nahin shola dete sharar ke ewaz

Do not trade away your selfhood for silver and gold — no one hands over a blazing flame in exchange for a mere spark.

Selfhood · Freedom · Courage

Related words

Maadan

A mine; a source of minerals or metals.

Zar-e-Khaalis

Pure unalloyed gold.

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