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Mar-gir

मारगीर
Meaning

A snake-charmer or snake-catcher; one who handles and captures serpents.

Literally: snake-catcher

See it in the verse

Mar-gir 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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PERSIAN

Mar

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

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