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Arabic · noun · Everyday Life
Museebat
मुसीबत
Meaning
Colloquial: trouble, hardship, a fix; 'museebat mein' = in a jam.
See it in the verse
Museebat in Iqbal’s couplets
Watan ki fikr kar nadaan, museebat aane wali hai
Teri barbadiyon ke mashware hain aasmanon mein
Think of your homeland, you fool — calamity is on its way; the plans for your ruin are already being drawn up in the skies.
Awakening · Courage
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