Persian · adjective · Qualities & Descriptions
Pur-khatar
पुरख़तर
said pur-kha-tar
also written: Purkhatar
Meaning
Dangerous or perilous.
Literally: full of danger
See it in the verse
Pur-khatar in Iqbal’s couplets
Nigah buland, sukhan dilnawaz, jaan pur-soz
Yahi hai rakht-e-safar mir-e-karvan ke liye
Yahi hai rakht-e-safar mir-e-karvan ke liye
A lofty gaze, speech that wins the heart, a soul that burns with feeling — this alone is the travelling kit a caravan's leader needs.
Leadership · Aspiration
Khatar-pasand tabiyat ko saazgar nahin
Wo gulsitan ki jahan ghaat mein na ho sayyad
Wo gulsitan ki jahan ghaat mein na ho sayyad
A nature that loves danger finds no comfort in a garden where no hunter lies in wait.
Courage · Restlessness · Adversity
Be-khatar kud pada aatish-e-Nimrood mein ishq
Aql hai mahv-e-tamasha-e-lab-e-baam abhi
Aql hai mahv-e-tamasha-e-lab-e-baam abhi
Love leapt fearlessly into the fire — while reason still stood on the rooftop's edge, lost in watching the spectacle.
Courage · Love · Action