Date: 19-Nov-2001
Word of the day: 'bayaan'


Meaning:

bayaan - statement/narration [n. mas. Arabic]

Note - 'bayaa.N' is an accepted short form of the 'bayaan'


Couplet:

tum aur fareb khaao bayaan-e-raqiib se 
tum se to kam gilaa hai ziyaadaa nasiib se 
[Aga Hashr]

[fareb khaanaa = to be deceived/tricked]
[bayaan-e-raqiib = rival's statement/declaration]
[gilaa = complaint; ziyaadaa = more]


zikr us pariivash kaa aur phiir bayaa.N apanaa 
ban gayaa raqiib aaKhir thaa jo raaz_daa.N apanaa 
[Mirza Ghalib]


Associated word(s):

1. bayaanaat - plural of 'bayaan' [n. mas. Arabic]