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Umara

उमरा
said u-ma-raa
also written: Umaraa
Meaning

Nobles, grandees; the plural of amir, the aristocracy of a court.

Literally: plural of amir (commander/lord)

How Iqbal uses it

Names the courtly elite as a class. Iqbal and other reformist poets often arraign the umara for indolence and luxury while the common people suffer.

See it in the verse

Umara in Iqbal’s couplets

Uthho meri duniya ke ghareebon ko jaga do
Kakh-e-umara ke dar-o-deewar hila do
Rise, and awaken the poor of my world — shake the doors and the walls of the mansions of the privileged.
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Related words
ARABIC

Ashraaf

The nobility or gentry; persons of noble birth and high social standing.

ARABIC

Nawab

A provincial governor or nobleman, especially under the Mughals; a lord.

ARABIC

Raees

A chief, nobleman or wealthy aristocrat; a person of rank and means.

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