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narm

नरम
said NARM
also written: naram
Meaning

Soft; gentle; tender.

How Iqbal uses it

Everyday word for softness; also for a gentle manner.

See it in the verse

narm 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

sakht

Hard; tough; strict.

ARABIC

mulaayam

Soft; smooth to the touch.

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