Urdu Dictionary

Persian · noun · The Heart & the Body

Arzoo

आरज़ू

Meaning

Desire, longing, wish or aspiration of the heart.

How Iqbal uses it

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See it in the verse

Arzoo in Iqbal’s couplets

Zameer-e-laala mein roshan charagh-e-aarzu kar de
Chaman ke zarre zarre ko shaheed-e-justuju kar de

Light the lamp of longing in the heart of the tulip — and make every grain of the garden a martyr to the search.

Aspiration · Hope · Restlessness

Related words

Tamanna

Longing, heartfelt wish, desire.

Hasrat

Unfulfilled longing, wistful regret for what is desired but denied.

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