Word Meaning
फ़िराक़
firāq
hinoun
Meaning
Separation, departure, or the painful state of being parted from the beloved.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu poetry, 'firaq' signifies the profound grief caused by estrangement and physical distance from the beloved. In this couplet, it intensifies the gloom of 'dark nights' endured away from radiant faces, where only the burning longing inside the heart serves as a lamp.
Etymology
Arabic root f-r-q (ف-ر-ق), meaning to separate, divide, or part.
Usage
A central trope in the ghazal tradition, 'firaq' is frequently compounded with 'shab' (night) or 'dard' (pain) to contrast the lover's solitary agony against the hope of union.
Examples
The nights of separation are long and cruel.
There is no remedy for the pain of parting.
Synonyms
हिज्रजुदाईवियोगफ़ुर्क़त
Related Words
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