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Moti-e-Aabdaar

मोती-ए-आबदार
said mo-tee-e-aab-daar
Meaning

A lustrous pearl of high water; a pearl of fine sheen.

See it in the verse

Moti-e-Aabdaar in Iqbal’s couplets

Moti samajh ke shan-e-kareemi ne chun liye
Qatre jo the mire araq-e-infial ke
Mistaking them for pearls, a generous grace gathered up the drops that were only my sweat of shame.
Humility · Hope
Related words
PERSIAN

Aab-daar

Lustrous, glossy; of fine water (of a gem); also sharp (of a blade).

ARABIC

Durr

A pearl; a figure for a precious word, a verse, or the beloved's teeth.

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