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Zahr

ज़हर

Meaning

Poison, venom.

How Iqbal uses it

Often paired against tiryaaq or set in the lover's cup, zahr is the bitter draught of fate or love.

See it in the verse

Zahr in Iqbal’s couplets

Apne bhi khafa mujh se hain begane bhi na-khush
Main zahr-e-halahal ko kabhi kah na saka qand

My own people are displeased with me and strangers are unhappy too; I could never bring myself to call deadly poison sugar.

Courage · Selfhood · Justice

Related words

Tiryaaq

An antidote; a remedy against poison.

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