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Arabic · noun · Nation, Faith & Society
Rasm-o-Rivaaj
रस्म-ओ-रिवाज
also written: Rasm-o-Riwaj
Meaning
Rites and customs; the inherited usages and conventions of a community.
See it in the verse
Rasm-o-Rivaaj in Iqbal’s couplets
Wo fareb-khurda shahin ki pala ho kargason mein
Use kya khabar ki kya hai rah-o-rasm-e-shahbazi
That deceived falcon, raised among vultures, what would it know of the ways and customs of the royal hawk?
The Falcon · Selfhood · Awakening
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