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Persian · adjective · Nation, Faith & Society
Mehnatzada
मेहनतज़दा
also written: Mehnat-zada
Meaning
Worn down by toil; labour-stricken.
Literally: lit. toil-stricken
See it in the verse
Mehnatzada in Iqbal’s couplets
Zindagi ka raaz kya hai saltanat kya cheez hai
Aur ye sarmaya-o-mehnat mein hai kaisa kharosh
What is the secret of life? What is this thing called the State? And what is this clamour between capital and labour?
Justice · Awakening
Related words
ARABIC
Mehnat
Labour, toil, or hard effort.
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