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Zer-o-Bam

ज़ेर-ओ-बम
said zer-o-bam
Meaning

The rise and fall of sound; the modulation of high and low notes in music or voice.

Literally: lit. low and high

See it in the verse

Zer-o-Bam in Iqbal’s couplets

Be-khatar kud pada aatish-e-Nimrood mein ishq
Aql hai mahv-e-tamasha-e-lab-e-baam abhi
Love leapt fearlessly into the fire — while reason still stood on the rooftop's edge, lost in watching the spectacle.
Courage · Love · Action
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