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Urdu · noun · Struggle & the Sword
Tod-phod
तोड़-फोड़
Meaning
Smashing and breaking; vandalism.
See it in the verse
Tod-phod in Iqbal’s couplets
Har guhar ne sadaf ko toD diya
Tu hi aamada-e-zuhur nahin
Every pearl has broken open its shell; only you are unwilling to come forth.
Selfhood · Courage · Awakening
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