Category: GovernancePart of speech: nounDifficulty: IntermediateRecommended for ★ UPSC

آئین

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English meaning: Constitution

Definition

The supreme law of a nation that defines governmental structure and guarantees rights of citizens. The Indian Constitution was adopted on 26 November 1949 and is the world's longest written constitution.

Example

ہندوستان کا آئین دنیا کا سب سے طویل تحریری آئین ہے۔

In English: India's constitution is the world's longest written constitution.

Literary Heritage

خودی کو کر بلند اتنا کہ ہر تقدیر سے پہلے، خدا بندے سے خود پوچھے بتا تیری رضا کیا ہے۔

/Ḳhudī ko kar buland itnā ke har taqdīr se pahle, Ḳhudā bande se ḳhud pūche batā terī razā kyā hai./

Raise your self so high that before each decree God asks your own desire.

Allama Iqbal · Poet and Philosopher · Early 20th century

Shikwa

Allama Iqbal, Shikwa-Jawab-e-Shikwa, jawab stanza 8

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