Category: LiteraturePart of speech: nounDifficulty: IntermediateRecommended for ★ UPSC
اقبال
/iqbal/Roman
English meaning: Allama Iqbal (poet-philosopher)
Definition
Muhammad Iqbal (1877-1938), one of the greatest Urdu-Persian poets and philosophers of the 20th century. He is the author of 'Sare Jahan se Achha' (Our land is better than the entire world), initially a patriotic song for undivided India.
Example
“علامہ اقبال نے 'سارے جہاں سے اچھا' لکھا جو ایک مشہور ترانہ ہے۔”
In English: “Allama Iqbal wrote 'Sare Jahan se Achha' which is a famous patriotic song.”
Literary Heritage
“میر کے شعر کا انداز کچھ اور ہی ہے، سادگی میں ہے اک جادو۔”
/Mīr ke śeʿr kā andāz kuch aur hī hai, sādagī meṃ hai ek jādū./
“Mir's verse has a style all its own; in its simplicity lies magic.”
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Language information
- Language
- اردو
- Urdu
- Script
- Perso-Arabic
- Family
- Indo-Aryan
- Speakers
- 230M