Urdu Dictionary

Arabic · adjective · Qualities & Descriptions

mash-hoor

मशहूर

said mash-HOOR

also written: mashhur

Meaning

Famous; well-known; renowned.

How Iqbal uses it

Everyday word for fame.

See it in the verse

mash-hoor 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

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