Urdu Dictionary

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zaahir

ज़ाहिर

said ZAA-hir

also written: zahir

Meaning

Apparent; evident; outwardly visible.

How Iqbal uses it

Opposite of hidden ('baatin'); the outer manifest aspect.

See it in the verse

zaahir in Iqbal’s couplets

Zahir ki aankh se na tamasha kare koi
Ho dekhna to dida-e-dil va kare koi

Let no one watch the spectacle with the outward eye alone; if you would truly see, open the eye of the heart.

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