Date: 09-May-2002
Word of the day: 'aalaa'


Meaning:

aalaa - supreme/highest


Couplet:

aadam ko ajab Khudaa ne rutbaa baKhshaa
adanaa ke liye maqaam-e-aalaa baKhshaa
aqal-o-hunar-o-tamiiz-o-jaan-o-imaan
is ek kaf-e-Khaak ko kyaa kyaa baKhshaa
[Babar Ali Anees]

[rutbaa = status; adanaa = puny]
[maqaam = rank/status; kaf-e-Khaak = handful of dust]