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Mardan

मर्दान
said mar-DAAN
also written: mardaan, mardan-e
Meaning

Men, brave men; the manly warriors, as in mardan-e-jang, men of battle.

See it in the verse

Mardan in Iqbal’s couplets

Aaeen-e-jawan-mardan haq-goi-o-be-baaki
Allah ke sheron ko aati nahin rubaahi
The code of the brave is to speak the truth and to be fearless — the lions of God do not know the ways of the fox.
Courage · Justice · Selfhood
Related words
PERSIAN

Bahadur

A brave man, a hero; a title of valour.

PERSIAN

Sipahi

A soldier or footman; the root of the word 'sepoy'.

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