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Sila-haposh

सिलहपोश
said si-lah-posh
also written: Silahposh
Meaning

Clad in armour; mail-clad.

Literally: armour-wearing

See it in the verse

Sila-haposh in Iqbal’s couplets

Mire khaak o khun se tu ne ye jahan kiya hai paida
Sila-e-shahid kya hai tab-o-tab-e-javedana
From my dust and my blood you have brought this world into being; and the reward of the one who gives himself is an everlasting glow.
Selfhood · Action · Aspiration
Related words
PERSIAN

Bakhtar

Body-armour; a coat of mail or cuirass worn in battle.

PERSIAN

Jaushan

A coat of mail or plated armour for the torso.

ARABIC

Sila

Reward, requital, the return given for a service or deed.

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