Urdu Dictionary
Persian · noun · Love & Longing

Hoor-o-pari

हूर-ओ-परी
Meaning

Houri and fairy; a byword for surpassing, unearthly beauty.

Literally: houri and fairy

See it in the verse

Hoor-o-pari in Iqbal’s couplets

Ilm mein bhi suroor hai lekin
Ye wo jannat hai jis mein hoor nahin
There is a certain delight in knowledge too — but it is a paradise without companions.
Self-Knowledge · Love · Humility
Related words
ARABIC

Hoor

A houri; one of the radiant-eyed maidens of Paradise.

PERSIAN

Pari

A fairy; a being of dazzling, unearthly beauty.

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