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Persian · adjective · Qualities & Descriptions
Zaboon
ज़बूँ
said
za-BOON
also written: Zabun
Meaning
Wretched, miserable, or in a sorry state.
See it in the verse
Zaboon in Iqbal’s couplets
Abhi tak aadmi sayd-e-zaboon-e-shahryari hai
Qayamat hai ki insaan nau-e-insaan ka shikari hai
Even now, the human being is the wretched prey of the rule of kings — it is a catastrophe that one human still hunts another.
Justice · Awakening
Related words
PERSIAN
Zaboon-haali
Wretched condition, miserable plight.
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