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maamla(m): affairs, matters

Description of maamla: Maamla is an Urdu word meaning a matter, affair, issue, or case, often referring to a situation requiring attention or resolution. Unlike formal legal terminology, it encompasses everyday concerns beyond courtrooms. Differs from 'masla', which implies a problem or dispute, as maamla can denote neutral proceedings. In Urdu poetry, it evokes intricate human entanglements, as in Ghalib's verses on life's tangled maamla.

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khulta kisi pe kyon mere dil ka maamla

sheron ke intekhaab

ne ruswa kiya mujhe

why should my heart’s matters

be open for all to see

my selection of poetry

has disgraced me enough

Mirza Ghalib (63)

khulta (2)

open

dil (m) (109)

heart

maamla (m) (1)

affairs, matters

intekhaab (m) (3)

choice, selection

ruswa (m) (1)

badreputation, infamy

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