Urdu Dictionary
Arabic · noun · Character & Virtue

Hila

हीला
said hee-la
also written: Heela
Meaning

Ruse, pretext, contrivance, evasive excuse.

How Iqbal uses it

The clever pretext or device used to evade or to trick; hila-bahaana for excuse-making.

See it in the verse

Hila in Iqbal’s couplets

Uthho meri duniya ke ghareebon ko jaga do
Kakh-e-umara ke dar-o-deewar hila do
Rise, and awaken the poor of my world — shake the doors and the walls of the mansions of the privileged.
Justice · Action
Related words
ARABIC

Makr

Cunning, guile, crafty scheming, stratagem.

PERSIAN

Fareb

Deception and beguilement practised by the beloved.

SANSKRIT

Chaal

A move, trick or stratagem; also gait or manner of walking.

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