औराक़

Meaning

Pages or leaves of a book or manuscript (plural of waraq).

Detailed Meaning

Plural form of 'waraq', referring to the leaves or loose sheets of a codex or collection. In this couplet, Ghalib imagines the fragments of his torn heart as dispersed pages of an unbound poetry collection ('dīvān-e-be-shīrāza'). It symbolizes both artistic creation and sorrowful disintegration.

Etymology

Arabic (أوراق, 'awrāq'), broken plural of 'waraq' (ورق, leaf/sheet).

Usage

Frequently used in phrases like 'awrāq-e-pareshān' to evoke the melancholy of scattered memories and unraveling lives.

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