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Persian · noun · Nation, Faith & Society

Zar-e-Naqd

ज़र-ए-नक़्द
said zar-e-NAQD
also written: zar-e-naqd
Meaning

Ready cash; money in coin.

See it in the verse

Zar-e-Naqd in Iqbal’s couplets

Khudi ko na de seem-o-zar ke ewaz
Nahin shola dete sharar ke ewaz
Do not trade away your selfhood for silver and gold — no one hands over a blazing flame in exchange for a mere spark.
Selfhood · Freedom · Courage
Related words
PERSIAN

Zar

Gold; money or wealth.

ARABIC

Naqd

Literary criticism; critical appraisal; also ready cash.

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