Urdu Dictionary

Persian · noun · Struggle & the Sword

Maar-o-Peet

मार-ओ-पीट

said maar-o-peet

also written: Maar-Peet

Meaning

Beating and thrashing; a violent scuffle or assault.

Literally: lit. striking and beating

See it in the verse

Maar-o-Peet 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

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