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Pir-o-murshid

पीर-ओ-मुर्शिद
also written: Peer-o-murshid
Meaning

'Guide and master' — a compound reverential address to a spiritual preceptor.

See it in the verse

Pir-o-murshid in Iqbal’s couplets

Aql-o-dil-o-nigah ka murshid-e-awwaleen hai ishq
Ishq na ho to shar-o-deen butkada-e-tasavvurat
Love is the first teacher of intellect, heart and sight. Without love, even law and faith become only a temple of empty ideas.
Love · Self-Knowledge
Related words
PERSIAN

Pir

An elder or Sufi master; the spiritual preceptor to whom disciples give allegiance.

ARABIC

Murshid

A spiritual guide or master who directs the disciple along the path to God.

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