Urdu Dictionary

Urdu · idiom · Nation, Faith & Society

Idhar ki udhar lagana

इधर की उधर लगाना

Meaning

To carry tales; to spread gossip and cause mischief.

Literally: to attach this side's talk to that side

See it in the verse

Idhar ki udhar lagana in Iqbal’s couplets

Aag bujhi hui idhar TuuTi hui tanab udhar
Kya khabar is maqam se guzre hain kitne kaarvaan

A dead fire on one side, a snapped tent-rope on the other; who knows how many caravans have passed through this place.

Restlessness · Humility · Self-Knowledge

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