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

fahm: belief, comprehension

1 / 3: fahm

masjid mein bulaate hain hamein zaahid-e-na-fahm

hota kuch agar hosh to

maikhaane na jaate

the foolish preacher

invites me into the mosque

if i have any sense, won’t i

find my way to the taverns?

Ameer Minai (2)

mosque

priest, pious person

fahm (3)

belief, comprehension

hosh (6)

consciousness

taverns

Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (68)

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2 / 3: fahm

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 (68)

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3 / 3: fahm

hai fahm us ka jo har insaan ke dil ki zubaan samjhe

sukhan wo hai jise

har shakhs apna hi bayaan samjhe

her/his understanding relates to

the language of every heart

and the speech is such that

we all feel it is our own voice

Jitendra Mohan Sinha (1)

person, individual

human

fahm (3)

belief, comprehension

speech, tongue

speech, spoken words

narration, declaration

Theme: Voice, Expression, & Language (70)

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