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SaKHt-jaan

सख़्त-जान
also written: Sakht-jaan
Meaning

Tenacious of life, hard to kill; enduring great hardship.

Literally: hard of life

See it in the verse

SaKHt-jaan in Iqbal’s couplets

Nigah buland, sukhan dilnawaz, jaan pur-soz
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
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