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Arabic · noun · Nation, Faith & Society
Maal-Matta
माल-मत्ता
Meaning
Goods and chattels; movable property and worldly stock.
See it in the verse
Maal-Matta in Iqbal’s couplets
Mata-e-be-baha hai dard-o-soz-e-arzumandi
Maqam-e-bandagi de kar na lun shan-e-khudawandi
The ache and fire of longing is a priceless treasure; I would not trade the striving of a seeker even for the splendour of a master.
Aspiration · Restlessness · Self-Knowledge
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