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رقیب

raqeeb

Means

a rival, especially in love; someone who competes for the same affection or goal as another


Urdu Meaning

حریف، مقابل، محبت کے معاملے میں دوسرا شخص

Noun · Masculine · Arabic


Shers using this word

کچھ اور گاتے ہیں جو رقیب اس کے روبرو دشمن ہیں میری جان کے یہ جی ہے تان کا

Kuch aur gate hain jo raqeeb us ke rubaru Dushman hain meri jaan ke ye jee hai taan ka

MIR TAQI MIRFull poem →

بھڑکا تھا رات دیکھ کے وہ شعلہ خو مجھے کچھ رو سیہ رقیب نے شاید لگائی بات

Bhadka tha raat dekh ke wo shola-khu mujhe Kuch roo-siyah raqeeb ne shayad lagai baat

MIR TAQI MIRFull poem →

نہ گیا تیر نالہ سوئے رقیب مرغ عرشی شکار ہونا تھا

Na gaya teer naala soo-e-raqeeb Murgh-e-arshi shikaar hona tha

Momin Khan MominFull poem →

نقش پائے رقیب کی محراب نہیں زیبندہ سر جھکانے کو

Naqsh-e-paa-e-raqeeb ki mehraab Nahin zebaanda sar jhukaane ko

Momin Khan MominFull poem →

دیکھ اپنا حال زار منجم ہوا رقیب تھا سازگار طالع ناساز دیکھنا

Dekh apna haal-e-zaar munajjim hua raqeeb Tha saazgaar taali-e-naasaaz dekhna

Momin Khan MominFull poem →