Urdu Dictionary

Urdu · proverb · Struggle & the Sword

Sar mundate hi ole padna

सर मुंडाते ही ओले पड़ना

Meaning

To meet misfortune at the very outset of an undertaking.

Literally: hail falls the moment the head is shaved

See it in the verse

Sar mundate hi ole padna in Iqbal’s couplets

Main jo sar-ba-sajda hua kabhi to zameen se aane lagi sada
Tera dil to hai sanam-aashna tujhe kya milega namaz mein

Whenever I bowed my head in prostration, a voice rose from the earth: your heart is in love with idols — what will you gain from prayer?

Self-Knowledge · Humility

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