Attar k Londay

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Definition?

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The couplet written by Urdu’s classic poet Mir Taqi Mir reads:

Mir Bemar Hoye Jis Ke Sabab
Usi Attar Ke Launday Say Dawa Lete Hain

*We acquire prescription from the Son of the same quack who made us sick.

*In whatever context Mir wrote this couplet it somehow perfectly describes the reasons of Pakistan’s Political and economic ailments.

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I am not asking who use the term in poetry. I am asking specifically for the meaning of this "Attar K Launday"

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Abay dhakaaN - it means** son of a quack** ! Post parah tu layte ek bar:)

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aaah.. got it,

quack = A person who dishonestly claims to have special knowledge in some field, typically in medicine.
i was reading Khas o Khashak Zamane by Mustansir Hussain Tarrar.. where he uses this term..

anyway dhakaaN gracia mucho :k:

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You have to read Khushwant Singh's novel 'Delhi' to know what was the story behind this 'Attar ke londay'. I searched this novel from my library and reading chapter related to Meer Taqi Meer.

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Firenze. Is ‘Khas o Khashaak zamane’ available online / pdf format?

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yeh i heard about different vulgar kind a past behind “attar k londay” .. term.
are you talking about this book?
[Delhi: A Novel: Singh, Khushwant: 9780140126198: Amazon.com: Books

i](Delhi: A Novel: Singh, Khushwant: 9780140126198: Amazon.com: Books)t’s in english correcto ?

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I have no idea, i bought the book last month when i was in Pak. Certainly a must read book :k: