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Date: 28-Mar-2000
Word of the Day: 'majaaz'

Majaz Lucknawi, or Majaz as he was more commonly
referred to, was the pen name of Asrar ul Haq.

Meaning:
majaaz - 1) illusion 2) competence

Couplet:
aap hii apanii aa.D me.n tuu hai
tuu haqiiqat hai aur tuu hii majaaz
[Fani Badayuni]

Associated words:
majaazii - materialistic

kyo.n na ho ishq-e-majaazii se haqiiqii ko faroG
ban gayaa kaabaa vahaa.N pahale jahaa.N but_Khaanaa thaa
[Unknown]

[haqiiqii = real; faroG = light/progress/glory]