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2 Urdu couplets and shers with musalmaan

musalmaan(m): muslim

Description of musalmaan: Musalmaan is the Urdu term for a Muslim, denoting a follower of Islam who submits wholly to the will of Allah. Unlike casual descriptors of faith, it implies complete surrender derived from the Arabic root S-L-M, meaning to be intact or at peace through monotheistic devotion. Differs from generic religious labels by requiring the Shahada declaration and adherence to the Five Pillars. In poetry like Hussain Haidry's "Hindustani Musalmaan," it

1 / 2: musalmaan

mehangi sharaab ho gayikaifi ne chhoD dii

kaafir ko muflisi ne

musalmaan banaa diya

wine has become so expensive

that kaifi has quit drinking

poverty has turned

an infidel into a believer

Chandar Bhan Kaifi Dehelvi (1)
mehanga (1)

expensive

sharaab (m) (14)

wine, liquor, drink

kaafir (m) (5)

infidel, disbeliever

muflisi (f) (3)

poverty, destitution

musalmaan (m) (2)

muslim

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phir yahaan farq ho

hindu-o-musalmaan mein kya

as your hair bends to kiss

the scripture of your face

then what difference remains

between a hindu and a muslim?

zulf (m) (7)

tresses (of a woman)

mushaf (m) (1)

holy book

rukh (m) (13)

face, direction

bosa (m) (5)

kiss

farq (m) (1)

difference

musalmaan (m) (2)

muslim

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