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2 Urdu ash'ar / shaayari (shers, couplets) containing the word:

mullah: priest, learned, pious and Urdu couplets and shers with mullah

1 / 2: mullah

'zauq' jo madaraase ke bigDe hue hain mullah

un ko maikhaane mein le aao

sanwar jaayenge

zauq, those priests

ruined by religious schools

bring them to the tavern

so they can be reformed

Shaikh Ibrahim Zauq (6)

spoilt, ruined

mullah (m) (2)

priest, learned, pious

maikhaane (m) (3)

taverns

sanwar (m) (2)

correct, reform, rectify

Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (70)

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2 / 2: mullah

aqal ayyar hai sau bhes badal leti hai

ishq bechaara

na zaheed hai na mullah na hakeem

intellect is clever

can change into many forms

poor love

not an ascetic, nor learned, nor a healer

Mohammad Iqbal (28)

aqal (m) (3)

mind, intellect

ayyar (m) (1)

clever, trickster

bhes (m) (1)

form, appearance

bechaara (m) (2)

helpless, miserable

ascetic

mullah (m) (2)

priest, learned, pious

hakeem (m) (2)

healer, physician

Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (65)

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Alfaaz Ki Mehfil is a curated space for timeless poetry celebrating words, emotions, and the enduring beauty of expression. From classic Urdu couplets to modern reflections, it brings together generations of poetic voices that speak of love, longing, hope, and the human soul.

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