Urdu Dictionary

Persian · noun · Qualities & Descriptions

Shumaar

शुमार

said shu-maar

also written: Shumar

Meaning

Count, reckoning, or the act of numbering; being reckoned among a set.

See it in the verse

Shumaar in Iqbal’s couplets

Sai-e-paiham hai taraazu-e-kam-o-kaif-e-hayat
Teri mizan hai shumar-e-sahar-o-sham abhi

Ceaseless striving is the true scale for the measure and quality of a life; you, so far, still weigh life by the count of mornings and evenings.

Action · Aspiration · Restlessness

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