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noori: light

Description of noori: Noori is an Urdu word derived from Persian, meaning "radiant," "shining," or "of light," often evoking divine illumination or spiritual glow. Unlike mundane terms for everyday brightness, it carries a mystical connotation tied to enlightenment and purity. Differs from similar words like "roshni" by emphasizing ethereal, otherworldly luminescence rather than mere physical light. In literary and poetic usage, Noori symbolizes the soul's divine spark, as in Sufi verses praising the

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amal se zindagi banti hai jannat bhi jahannam bhi

ye khaaki apni fitrat mein

na noori hai na naari hai

action shapes life

both heaven and hell

this earthly being, in its nature,

is neither of light nor of fire

Mohammad Iqbal (28)

amal (m) (2)

action, labor

zindagi (f) (41)

life

jannat (f) (8)

heaven

jahannam (m) (2)

hell

khaaki (f) (1)

earthly being

fitrat (f) (2)

nature

noori (1)

light

naari (f) (1)

fire

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