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Rubab-navaz

रुबाब-नवाज़
said ru-baab-na-waaz
also written: rabab-nawaz, rubabnawaz
Meaning

A player of the rubab; a lutenist.

Literally: rubab (lute) + navaz (player).

See it in the verse

Rubab-navaz in Iqbal’s couplets

Main tujh ko batata hun taqdir-e-umam kya hai
Shamsheer-o-sinan avval taaus-o-rubab aakhir
Let me tell you the fate of nations: the sword and the spear come first, the peacock and the lute come last.
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Related words
PERSIAN

Rubaab

A short-necked stringed instrument played with a plectrum.

PERSIAN

Saaz

A musical instrument; equipment or apparatus generally.

ARABIC

Mutrib

A singer or musician; one who makes music.

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