Word Meaning
फ़ुर्क़त
furqat
hinoun
Meaning
Separation, parting, or absence from a beloved.
Detailed Meaning
In Urdu poetics, furqat refers to the state and sorrow of separation from the beloved. In this couplet, 'gham-e-furqat' evokes the all-consuming grief of parting, in which the lover weeps incessantly like a spring raincloud until complete dissolution. It represents one of the core melancholic motifs in classical ghazal.
Etymology
Arabic root ف-ر-ق (f-r-q), relating to separation, parting, or division.
Usage
Frequently juxtaposed with 'vasl' (union) in the ghazal to express the lover's perpetual state of longing and torment.
Examples
The dark night of separation was unbearable.
Perishing in the grief of parting.
Synonyms
हिज्रफ़िराक़जुदाईवियोग
Related Words
वस्लशब-ए-फ़ुर्क़तग़म-ए-फ़ुर्क़तमहजूरी