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Arabic · noun · Everyday Life
Zaroorat
ज़रूरत
said
za-roo-rat
also written: Zaroorat
Meaning
Need or necessity.
See it in the verse
Zaroorat in Iqbal’s couplets
Miri mashshatgi ki kya zarurat husn-e-mani ko
Ki fitrat khud-ba-khud karti hai laale ki hina-bandi
What need has true beauty of meaning for my adorning hand? Nature, all on its own, paints the tulip red.
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