Urdu Dictionary
Persian · noun · Nation, Faith & Society

Suud-o-Ziyaan

सूद-ओ-ज़ियाँ
also written: Sood-o-Ziyan
Meaning

Gain and loss; the profit and detriment weighed in any venture.

See it in the verse

Suud-o-Ziyaan in Iqbal’s couplets

Kyun ziyaankaar banun sood-faramosh rahun
Fikr-e-farda na karun mahv-e-gham-e-doosh rahun
Why should I make myself a loser, forgetful of all gain — give no thought to tomorrow and stay lost in yesterday's grief?
Restlessness · Courage · Awakening
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