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1 Urdu couplets and shers with maulavi

maulavi(f): priests

Description of maulavi: Maulavi is an honorific title in Urdu and other South Asian languages for a learned Islamic scholar or teacher of religious law, often used as a form of address for those who guide Muslims in faith and practice. Unlike a casual preacher, a maulavi typically completes advanced studies at a madrasa or darul uloom, earning formal expertise in Quran, Hadith, and jurisprudence. Differs from mullah, which can imply a less

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sar-e-mehshar gunahgaaron ki saff mein

amaa’n dekho toh

kitne maulavi hai

on judgment day

in the line of sinners

you can see

how many priests there are

Machis Lakhnavi (1)

sar (m) (8)

front, top, head

mehshar (m) (1)

assembly on judgment day

gunahgaaron (m) (2)

sinners

saff (m) (1)

line

maulavi (f) (1)

priests

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