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Rooh-afza

रूहअफ़ज़ा
Meaning

Soul-refreshing, exhilarating, reviving the spirit.

Literally: soul-increasing

How Iqbal uses it

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See it in the verse

Rooh-afza in Iqbal’s couplets

Uqabi rooh jab bedar hoti hai jawanon mein
Nazar aati hai un ko apni manzil aasmanon mein
When the eagle's spirit awakens in the young, they begin to see their destination up among the skies.
Youth · The Falcon · Awakening
Related words
ARABIC

Rooh

Spirit, soul; the animating principle distinct from the body.

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