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

israar: persist, be obstinate

1 / 1: israar

zulm aur jahl pe israar karoge kab tak

aql or fahm se

paekaar karoge kab tak

how long will you persist with

this injustice and ignorance

how long will you procrastinate…

relying on reason and understanding

Ali Sardar Jafri (5)

1997: Jnanpith Award

1967: Padma Shri

aql (6)

reason, intellect

zulm (12)

cruelty, tyranny

jahl (1)

ignorance

persist, be obstinate

fahm (3)

belief, comprehension

rely

Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (70)

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