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Arabic · noun · Poetry, Speech & Art

Kalaam

कलाम
Meaning

Utterance, speech, or a poet's collected poetic works.

How Iqbal uses it

Iqbal spoke of his kalaam as a message entrusted to him, not personal expression alone. The word also carries the weight of divine speech, lending poetry a near-sacred seriousness for him.

See it in the verse

Kalaam in Iqbal’s couplets

Phool ki patti se kat sakta hai heere ka jigar
Mard-e-nadaan par kalaam-e-narm-o-nazuk be-asar
A diamond's heart can be cut by the petal of a flower — yet on a foolish man, soft and gentle words have no effect.
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Related words
PERSIAN

Sukhan

Speech, discourse, and especially the elevated art of poetry.

PERSIAN

Deewan

A collected body of a poet's verse, typically arranged by rhyme.

ARABIC

Bayaan

Expression, statement, the clear setting-forth of meaning.

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