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  2. Qaumi Taranah - Wikipedia

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    The lyrics are in classical High-Urdu, written by the Pakistani Urdu-language poet Hafeez Jalandhari in 1952. No verse in the three stanzas is repeated. [ 2 ] The lyrics have heavy Persian poetic vocabulary, [ 17 ] and the only word derived from Sanskrit is "ka" ( کا [kaˑ] 'of').

  3. Shams al-Ma'arif - Wikipedia

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    20121408. LC Class. BF1771 .B8 Arab. Shams al-Ma'arif or Shams al-Ma'arif wa Lata'if al-'Awarif[ a] is a 13th-century grimoire centered on Arabic magic by Ahmad al-Buni. It is claimed to be a manual for achieving esoteric spirituality. The book is a patchwork of bits and pieces of Al-Buni's authentic works, and texts by other authors. [ 1]

  4. Bible translations into Hindi and Urdu - Wikipedia

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    The modern Hindi and Urdu standards are highly mutually intelligible in colloquial form, but use different scripts when written, and have lesser mutually intelligibility in literary forms. The history of Bible translations into Hindi and Urdu is closely linked, with the early translators of the Hindustani language simply producing the same ...

  5. Coolie - Wikipedia

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    It is generally understood that the term comes from the Hindi and Telugu word kulī (कुली), (కూలి), meaning "day-labourer", which is probably associated with the Urdu word quli (قلی), meaning "slave". [9] [2] The Urdu word is thought to come from the Tamil word kulī ("hire" or "hireling"). [3] The word kūli, meaning "wages ...

  6. Persian and Urdu - Wikipedia

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    Persian and Urdu are distinct languages. Persian is classified as an Iranian language, whereas Urdu is an Indo-Aryan language. They fall under the larger grouping of the Indo-Iranian languages, and hence share some linguistic features due to common descent . However, the majority of influence from Persian is direct, through a process often ...

  7. Allahabad Address - Wikipedia

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    Allahabad Address. The Allahabad Address ( Urdu: خطبہ الہ آباد) was a speech by scholar, Sir Muhammad Iqbal, one of the best-known in Pakistani history. It was delivered by Iqbal during the 21st annual session of the All-India Muslim League, on the afternoon of Monday, 29 December 1930, at Allahabad in United Provinces (U. P.).

  8. Urdu Wikipedia - Wikipedia

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    The Urdu Wikipedia (Urdu: اردو ویکیپیڈیا), started in January 2004, is the Standard Urdu-language edition of Wikipedia, a free, open-content encyclopedia. [1] [2] As of 20 August 2024, it has 209,320 articles, 183,518 registered users and 12,672 files, and it is the 54th largest edition of Wikipedia by article count, and ranks 20th in terms of depth among Wikipedias with over ...

  9. Chashme Baddoor (slogan) - Wikipedia

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    Chashme Baddoor (slogan) Chashm-e-Baddoor ( Persian, Urdu: چشمِ بد دور, Hindi: चश्म-ए-बददूर) is a slogan extensively used in Iran, North India and Pakistan to ward-off the evil eye (which is called nazar in the region). It is a Persian language derivation which literally means " far be the evil eye ".